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The Alpha's Cursed Heir 9

Author: Wills Onose
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-08 05:59:48

Lena's fingers were shaking as she touched the rough stone walls, trying to calm her racing heart in the stuffy, suffocating air. Every time she took a slow breath, the dust from the fall clung to her throat. She strained to listen, but the heavy silence pressed in, as though the earth itself wanted to keep her buried.

“Kaden?” she whispered, her voice echoing in the empty chamber.

Nothing. No response. She bit her lip, forcing herself to stay calm. Panic was not an option. She had survived betrayal, curses, and haunting secrets. She would survive this, too.

She took a slow, steadying breath and began to feel her way forward, determined to find a way out. As her hand brushed a cold, damp stone, she suddenly heard faint, hurried footsteps approaching from the other side of the collapsed passage.

“Lena!” Kaden’s voice was muffled but distinct, full of worry. Relief flooded through her.

“Kaden! I’m here!” Desperation gripped her as she pressed her ear against the wall. "I may not see you
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