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Clio
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My heart stops as Valerio’s words hit me like a bolt of lightning, freezing me in my spot. Stormweaver, alive? The monster who caused me unspeakable pain and suffering, is still out there, posing a threat. I can’t breathe, can’t move, and can’t think as the world around me blurs into a haze of fear and panic.
“Clio,” Valerio’s voice breaks through the fog, soft as he urges me to breathe, reaching for my hands, but I can’t. My lungs feel like they’re filled with lead, every muscle in my body tense and trembling as I slowly and painfully draw in a strangled breath, my chest constricting with fear.
I rise to my feet, my legs unsteady beneath me as I stumble forward, my hands clutching at my head as if to hold in the flood of haunting memories Helios showed me that
