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Chapter 91: The Edge of Truth

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last update Last Updated: 2025-01-25 19:30:06

Pamela’s heart thundered in her chest as she turned toward the approaching footsteps. The faint glow of the room revealed nothing but shadowed figures moving closer. The voice that had spoken moments ago still echoed in her ears, its cryptic warning refusing to leave her mind.

Suddenly, Rowan emerged from the darkness. His hair was disheveled, his suit torn, and his face streaked with dirt and blood. His piercing eyes locked onto Pamela as if she were the only stable thing in the room.

“Pamela!” he gasped, staggering toward her. Relief flooded her at the sight of him, but the terror in his expression sent chills down her spine.

“Rowan!” she cried, rushing to his side. “What happened? Are you okay? How did you get here?”

“There’s no time,” Rowan said, grabbing her arms tightly. “We have to leave. Now.”

“But—” Pamela glanced back at the cloaked figure in the center of the room. “Who is that? What is this place?”

Rowan didn’t answer. Instead, he pulled her toward the far wall, where anot
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