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Chapter 34

Author: Ivy Crane
last update publish date: 2026-06-11 19:20:58

Chapter 34: Elara's Pov

I wake up reaching for someone who isn't there.

My hand is outstretched across the empty bed, fingers curled slightly, grasping nothing. The room is dark. The nightlight from Landon's room makes a thin line under my door. I am awake and my heart is going too fast and my skin is too warm and the dream is still playing behind my eyes even though I am already trying to stop it.

Not a nightmare.

That would have been easier.

I sit up and press the heels of my hands against m
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