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Truth and Tremors

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last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-07-08 00:51:30

Aziel’s POV

I stood frozen in the middle of my chambers, my heart still racing from the kiss. Ragnar’s warmth lingered on my lips and the feel of his hands on my back refused to leave my skin. The door had barely closed behind Magnus, but the silence he left behind felt heavier than any words he could have spoken.

Anger burned in my chest. Not at Ragnar. Not even at Magnus. At myself.

I had stood there in front of Seraphine like a fool. I had let her words cut into me. I had shown weakness in f
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