Warning: this chapter contains sensitive content. Please read carefully.
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Zharokath's residence in Ardmont City was quiet, the kind of silence that only comes with true isolation. He preferred it that way—his refuge from the human world. As he stepped deeper into his quarters, his thoughts immediately began turning to the night's events, particularly the unexpected revelation about Maya Evergreen.
'The daughter of the Evergreens, carrying demonic energy…' Zharokath mused, his lips curling into a small, self-satisfied smile. 'A gift I hadn't anticipated.'
