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13: Strange Power
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Lynn BalzanoHello everyone, I’m thrilled to finally return to this story after my extended hiatus for final exams—thank you for your patience! First and foremost, I owe you all a sincere apology for the long wait between updates. Life, as it often does, demanded my full attention elsewhere. Secondly, I want to express my deepest gratitude to those of you who’ve added this book to your libraries. Knowing you’ve chosen to keep these words close means the world to me. Truly, your support has been a quiet light during chaotic days. Whatever path brought you here, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, I hope wherever you are, life treats you kindly, and that you carry a little warmth with you always. XOXO, Lynn Balzano
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Tyler sighed, lifting one leg to rest casually as his eyes roamed the room. His gaze drifted upward, lingering on the wall clock’s ornate face, its spindly hands slicing through the silence with mechanical precision. For a heartbeat, he cradled his knee, then froze—a statue offering no reply to the conversation we’d left dangling. Without warning, he swerved, wrenching the night’s dialogue into unfamiliar territory.“Can you even imagine the favours you’d earn,” he began, voice low, “if you begged the Moon Goddess’s mercy?”I cocked a brow. “You’re harping on about this again? I’m the one asking questions. What’s so bloody remarkable about suffering? Can I even… dim its grip, or is it just endless?”Tyler spluttered, gaping at me like I’d lost the plot. I ordered him off the bed; he retreated to the sofa without protest, all theatrical sighs and raised brows.Dusk had settled properly now. The night chorus—crickets, rustling creatures—swelled louder, yet the growl of some distant engin
