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Chapter 23 — Terms of Consent

Penulis: Nyra Veyne
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-05-29 21:02:21
The recess lasted fourteen minutes and changed the room's alignment by something she couldn't measure precisely but felt.

When Halverson called them back, three of the wolf pack bloc had moved seats. Not dramatically — just repositioned by a chair or two, enough to break the tight formation they'd held since the session opened. The Old Court faction's members had remained exactly where they were. She noted both. The mobile bloc was reassessing; the fixed one had already decided.

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