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Chapter 51. The Dividing Line
Author: Chris Ahafa
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The gates closed with a heavy clang, and the echo carried through the ruins like a bell of finality.

Jonah stood outside, his body still, his golden eyes locked on the wooden barrier that separated him from Kevin.

For a long time, he didn’t move. Didn’t breathe. Didn’t speak. The horde behind him shifted restlessly, their glowing eyes waiting for his command, but Jonah’s heart was not with them. It was with the boy inside the walls.

Kevin sat on a wooden bench, his small hands gripping the edge so tightly his knuckles turned white. Survivors moved around him, some staring, some whispering. “That boy came with the Hive King. He’ll turn like the rest. No, he’s just a kid.”

Kevin kept his eyes down. His chest rose and fell with shallow breaths. He could still feel Jonah’s hand on his shoulder, still hear his voice: “I’ll never be him.”

But the memory twisted with doubt. Jonah’s eyes, blazing gold. His claws dripped fire. The horde bowing.

What if Jonah was lying to himself? What if the
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