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Chapter 54. The Boy Who Glowed
Author: Chris Ahafa
last update2025-08-22 22:21:31

The battlefield stank of smoke and rot. Fires burned where Jonah’s claws had cut through the swarm.

The survivors huddled near the inner barricades, their eyes wide and fearful. The horde still growled at the edges of the camp, waiting, but in the center of it all stood Jonah and Kevin.

Jonah’s chest heaved. Golden blood dripped from his wound. His claws burned, glowing too bright. The Hive howled inside his skull, furious, unrelenting. “The boy is not one of us, but he bends us. He commands u
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