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CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

Penulis: ARIELLEWRITES
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-31 02:16:24

Arielle’s POV

The sound came again, it was a long, grinding metallic groan that vibrated through the stone beneath my feet like that of an old machine.

The entire archive fell silent that even Daniel’s men lowered their rifles for a fraction of a second with their attention shifting towards the dark passage below the rising platform.

“What the hell was that?” Daniel asked narrowing his eyes all over the place but no one answered.

The elderly woman struggled to lift her head from the floor with
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