Chapter 18 THE LAST SHADOW

The message stayed with Mila longer than she wanted to admit.

‎Some endings take longer.

‎She read it again while sitting on her bed, the glow of her phone casting soft light across the room. The house was quiet. Too quiet. Her parents were asleep. The world outside her window seemed calm, almost gentle.

‎But Mila had learned not to trust calm.

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