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Chapter 82: The Pawn and the Blade
Cassandra~
The stench of rust and rain-soaked pavement clung to my lungs with every ragged breath. Slumped against the car door, I let the shadows swallow me, their jagged edges drawn by the flickering light of the streetlamp. The alley was narrow, boxed in by towering apartment buildings that felt as suffocating as the anger burning in my chest. It wasn’t the most dignified place to nurse my wounds, but here I was—bruised, breathless, and seething.
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