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Looking Too Close

Author: Little Rose
last update publish date: 2026-05-09 06:47:29

Ember Frost’s POV

I knew almost at once that I wouldn’t be able to finish this by myself.

What I found inside Henry was far more tangled than I had expected. Every time I thought I had cleared one part of it, something else slipped out of reach. The longer I stayed, the harder it became to keep hold of what I was doing.

A sharp ache ran through my head. My breathing turned uneven.

Then, suddenly, something tightened around my throat.

It felt like an invisible hand closing around my neck. My bo
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