Chapter 36 Echo Split

Chapter 36: Echo Split

The silence after her words was absolute.

"Leonard," she said again, voice steady, soft - too soft. "It's over. You can stop running now."

He didn't move. The world around them was still wrong. The forest wasn't breathing like it should - no wind, no insects, no rustle of leaves. Just static in the air, a low hum beneath the

            
            

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