Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Chapter 48

I stood there, frozen, staring at the old man. "Have you gotten what you’ve longed for in the form of your friends?" he asked, his eyes locked on me. I nodded slowly, still in disbelief.

How could everything happen so fast? Just a moment ago, I was thinking of them, and now here they were. Louis and Hannah stood before me, smiling, but something felt off. I couldn’t shake the unease creeping up my spine.

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