The Face Stealer and the Return of a Friend

Chapter 30

The Face Stealer and the Return of a Friend

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Rain poured relentlessly as Alric stood outside the gates of Avalor, his clothes drenched, his body trembling—not from the cold, but from something deeper. He had left the castle unnoticed, slipping away under the cover of darkness, driven by a single thought.

He had to find Cater.

Thunder rumbled overhead, shaking the ground beneath his feet. The dense forest stretched before him, the trees whispering secrets he couldn't decipher.

"Cater!" he yelled, his voice raw from shouting for what felt like hours. But there was no response.

His heart clenched as he looked around, searching desperately for any sign of the demon who had once been his closest friend—the person he had hurt with his own words.