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Chapter 2 The Girl from the Veil

Word Count: 1096    |    Released on: 01/07/2025

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pping short. What was he doing? What if she wasn't human? What if t

like a threat. She looked l

dy. He checked her pulse-it was there, faint and irregular, but real. Every instinct in his scientific mind s

e chair, staring at her,

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er, her eyeli

gaze sharpened-eyes locking on h

an f

ame tumbling out like a secre

arted. "Yo

esonant, like a tide lapping against a shorelin

he trench," he said.

ly, trembling.

"How the hell are you br

e offered.

" he fi

head. "I'm none

"This isn't happening. You should

, voice soft, "you

didn't. I saw a ghost in the water, and now that

ly. "You felt it before you even wen

at scientists do. We don't fo

ta led you st

him. Becaus

s-his father's voice whispering beneath the waves. Ever since then, the readings had only grow

he asked, barely

e the sea shimmered faintly in the moonlight. Her fingers brushed

. "What they tried to bury, what they forgot. I'm a

went dry. "Wak

at your ki

, heart pounding. "

something like sadness

ck shattere

an f

d. "Hide me," she

umbled, still weak, but followed. He guided her into the utility closet just

e again. Loud

is pants, straightened his

re, arms cross

e in or make me talk in

heart still racing. "D

dive footage. There are gaps-corruption in the video feed, audio dropouts.

d her what we found. Rock formati

ran. You and I may not be together anymore

"What are you

you saw something. Or someone. A

"That's a hell o

sation," she said

tiff

on all personal quarters. Power surges, encrypted comm logs, pressure fluctu

eyes. "Would

ust for a breath.

aid. "But if whatever yo

t," Kiera

linked

is breath. "You d

, stepping forward.

dn't

d came from

head sharply.

k her. "You can't-pl

already pus

he closet, Nyra was standing-unsteady but composed. The two women stare

pped. "What the

ieran. "She's not a sold

I? Because right now, I'm not

Nyra said quietly. "But so

em. "We need to keep her

hed, rubbing her temples. "God, Kieran. T

's the right

h something more complex in her eyes-fea

. "A daughter of the

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