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Chapter 48 : Awakening
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*Ember*Lauryn and Mary glanced at each other again. The quiet of the forest seemed even louder around me as they said nothing. Their expressions said that it was probably worse than I had ever let myself think. A chill ran down my spine, and my heart froze in my chest. Panic surged through me, and my mind raced with thoughts of Alec, injured or worse. My hand instinctively went to my belly as if thinking of the baby would help me deal with what they had to say.“Just tell me,” I said, looking at the two of them. Lauryn sighed. “Alec and the eastern forces went to hold off Lukas’ army at the bridge near Estoria. The last I heard, they’re planning to destroy the bridge.”I frowned, thinking about it. The river was always raging and treacherous. It would be hard for Lukas to get to East Allusia without it, and it would take a lot of time to try to rebuild it. It should have been a good thing, but neither Mary nor Lauryn looked happy about the plan.“Why do you still seem so w
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