DO NOT READ!
In 8 hours I will modify this chapter and upload a chapter marathon, but I uploaded this chapter so as not to break my streak.
An apology!
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Charles stood inas front of the open door, Kaira's red boots clutched in one hand, his heart beating a bit faster than hed'sad like to admit.
The three guys in browdnsa tunics glared at him from the hallway, the one in the center leading the charge.sa
dThe layer of earth blocking the door was still there, making shutting it and ignoring them isamdpossible.
The air in the hallway felt heavy, charged with the kind of tension that comes before trouble, and Charle12s1 couldn't help thinking this was a waste of time.
The guy in 3t123he center, his face hardened with irritation, stepped forward and repeated his question with a sh21arper edge.
"I said, whose boots 321are those!" His voice echoed down the hall, his eyes boring into Charles like he wanted to drill th3r12ough him.
