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Through the Gate

Author: Avalyn Noir
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-18 03:33:55

The light consumed them, wild and endless. Aurora clung to Julian’s hand as the world bent around them, their bodies spinning through color and sound. Her heartbeat was the only thing she could hear, steady against the rush of wind and whispering voices. When the ground finally returned beneath her feet, she stumbled forward, gasping.

They stood on the edge of a valley bathed in gold. The air shimmered with heat, and the horizon pulsed faintly like a living thing. Mountains loomed in the distance, their peaks shaped like the wings of angels or the claws of something older.

Julian steadied her with a hand at her waist. “Are you all right?”

She nodded, though her body trembled. “I’ve been better.”

He brushed a strand of hair from her face. “You look like fire.”

Aurora blinked at him. “What?”

His smile was faint but real. “You’re glowing again.”

She looked down, and he was right—the light under her skin had returned, tracing her veins in gold. “It’s stronger here.”

“Because it’s home,” h
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