chapter 223
Author: Blessed Pen
last update2026-05-04 15:18:03

Kendrick didn’t take long to decide.

The moment the words “linked entry” settled in the room, something in him aligned immediately. It wasn’t hesitation he felt, and it wasn’t fear. It was clarity. If Sainz was the only stable point he had inside that space, then she wasn’t just someone he was trying to reach anymore she was the only way in without being torn apart again.

“What do I need to do?” he asked.

The man at the node studied him carefully, like he was measuring how much Kendrick actuall
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