CLIMAXBook Three — Chapter 1: The Life After
Six months had passed since the Circle fell.
For six months, Zariah Bennett had been waiting for the world to become normal again.
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Zariah Bennett finally destroyed the Circle and chose her own freedom. Six months later, she is finally building a peaceful life with Kairo Sterling—the man she loves and the one person who stood beside her through every betrayal, memory manipulation, and family secret. But peace doesn’t last. A mysterious photograph arrives at their home, showing Zariah and Kairo together as children—despite neither of them remembering ever meeting. Then a hidden staircase appears beneath Zariah’s house. At the bottom waits a secret that someone erased from her childhood. As forgotten memories begin returning, Zariah discovers that the Circle wasn’t the beginning of her story. Someone was watching her long before Genesis, long before Project Climax, and long before she met Kairo. Now Zariah must uncover the truth about the childhood they shared, the mysterious child calling her name from beneath the house, and the person who erased their memories. But the closer Zariah gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes. Because the Circle may be gone… but the person who created the first secret has been waiting for Zariah to remember. And this time, the truth could destroy everything—including the love she fought so hard to protect.
Six months had passed since the Circle fell.
For six months, Zariah Bennett had been waiting for the world to become normal again.

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