Chapter 33: The Hollow Boy 👦
--- 📖 Chapter 33: The Hollow Boy Part 1: A Choice of Death Marissa traced the ring on my finger. “This is the tether,” she said. “It binds you to Aurelia’s death. Use it, and for ten minutes… you’ll walk where the dead wait.” I swallowed hard. “And if I can’t find him?” “Then Liam stays there. Forever.” We prepared the ritual in silence. I wrote Caleb a note in case I didn’t return. Aurelia whispered, almost gently: > “You’ll find him. But you may not want to bring him back.” I laid on the altar. The blade hovered over my heart. And then—darkness. --- 📖 Chapter 33: The Hollow Boy Part 2: The In-Between It wasn’t fire or light. It was fog. Endless. Cold. The air felt heavy, like walking through tears. Shapes moved in the mist—bodies without faces, drifting. Each one
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