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Chapter 60 - She's Gone

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CHAPTER 60

~Valerie's POV~

Xander stood in front of me, tall, looking calm as his hair billowed from the force of his arrival. His sword smoked where it had deflected the shot.

"Your simulation's corrupted," Xander said, his voice cutting through the haze like a blade. He stood in front of me like a wall, unmoving, focused, eyes scanning the clearing with an intensity that made my stomach twist. "Get behind me. Now."

My pulse was loud in my ears, pounding like drums against my skull, but even then I hesitated for a heartbeat. "You—how did you findf me and know—"

"I said move." Xander's voice dropped lower this time, sharper and heavier with urgency.

And this time, I obeyed.

I barely managed some steps when something shifted beneath my foot—a soft click I hadn't heard before, quiet but deadly.

My breath caught.

The ground beneath us pulsed, and suddenly a red glow lit up the forest floor in a perfect circle. Right where I stood. A rune—one I hadn't seen.

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