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Chapter 19: Opposing Worlds (Part 1)

Author: Noxvane
last update publish date: 2026-05-27 03:42:22

POV: Archer

The harsh Manhattan sun bled through the slats of my blinds, carving jagged lines across my mahogany desk. Even with the AC humming at a steady sixty-eight degrees, the air in my office felt stifling. Heavy. Like a storm was about to break.

I leaned forward, digging my fingers into my scalp, tugging at hair that hadn't been trimmed in weeks.

Since dawn, I’d been a ghost haunting her phone. I called until the ringing became a taunt. I sent texts that vanished into a digital void. She
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