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Chapter 167: The Edge of the Abyss
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The storm had finally begun to subside, its fury diminished to a quiet, steady drizzle, but the sense of unease that hung in the air remained. The forest around Rafael and Sophia seemed eerily still, the only sound the soft patter of raindrops hitting the leaves above them, the remnants of the chaos fading into an unsettling quiet.Rafael stood over Silas’s lifeless body, his gun still in his hand, his chest heaving with each breath. The adrenaline was still surging through him, the aftershocks of their confrontation echoing in his body. But as he looked down at the man who had once been a friend—now nothing more than a cold, empty shell—he felt nothing but the heavy weight of what they had just done.Sophia moved to his side, her hand resting gently on his arm. Her touch was a tether, grounding him in the moment, reminding him that despite the brutality they had just witnessed, they were still alive. They were still together."Rafael," she said quietly, her voice thick with emotion.
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