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Chapter 114 — Containment

Author: B.S. Turaki
last update publish date: 2026-05-08 00:42:44

Lyra’s POV

The chamber emptied slowly after that. Not because anyone wanted to stay, but because no one seemed willing to turn their back on me first. I felt it in every movement around the room—the caution, the hesitation, the subtle shift in breathing whenever the shadows beneath my feet moved even slightly. No one tried to hide it anymore. And somehow, that hurt more than open fear would have.

The instructors spoke in low voices near the outer wards, their attention divided between the damag
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