Chapter 52: Choose Me

Chapter 52: Choose Me

Chapter 52

Ariana felt the shift the moment it settled inside her. It did not feel like a choice she made, but like something that had already chosen for her. The golden light beneath her skin flickered once before stabilizing, yet it no longer felt entirely hers. Something else moved with it now, steady and deliberate, as if it had always been there and had simply been waiting for the right moment to surface. That realization made her stomach drop in a way she could not ignore.

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