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Chapter 101: The Calm Before the Storm

Author: Susan Chow
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-08 18:34:10

"Sometimes, the hardest part isn't the fight. It's what comes after."

Layla sat by the window, looking out into the darkness. The night was quiet, almost unnervingly so. She could feel the weight of the silence pressing in on her, the stillness only heightening the storm brewing inside her. The calm before the storm, she thought. But was it a battle storm or the storm that would be her soul's fate?

She let out a deep sigh and rubbed her temples. There were days when the weight of the prophecy seemed almost too much to bear. Other days, she could feel the pull of her power like a tide rising within her, urging her to step into the unknown, to embrace her destiny. But each time she thought about it, she remembered Tyrrell’s face, the way he always looked at her, the way he made her feel like there was still a chance for normalcy in a world that had gone mad.

"You’re thinking too much again."

Layla turned to find Tyrrell standing in the doorway, his voice low but warm. He had that look o
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