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Chapter 60: A desperate Option

Author: Grace c. Eze
last update Last Updated: 2025-01-31 00:27:24

Selene’s heart raced as she stood frozen, staring into Eli’s eyes. Her mind was swirling, the words he had spoken echoing in her head: *Run*. But her body refused to move. She couldn’t just leave him here, not after everything they had been through. Not after everything they still could be.

“Eli… what’s happening to you?” Her voice trembled as she took a cautious step forward. Every part of her screamed to reach him, to pull him away from the Heartstone, but something was keeping her from moving closer. The air felt thick, heavy, almost suffocating, as if the very atmosphere had been twisted by the stone’s dark influence.

Eli’s eyes, once warm and full of life, were now hollow. His face, usually so full of emotion, was now as cold and lifeless as the stone he was bound to. He didn’t move, didn’t even blink. Just stared at her with a quiet, haunting intensity.

“You have to leave,” he whispered again, his voice distant, as if he wasn’t entirely aware of her presence. “You don’t understa
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