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088. The Night Holds Us

Autor: Nightingale
last update Data de publicação: 2026-01-11 23:59:28

Alex’s POV:

The forest is quiet when I reach the clearing.

Not silent. Quiet in a way that feels held. Like the trees are listening but not judging. Moonlight slips through the branches and paints the ground in pale silver. Not a full moon. Enough light to see. Enough shadow to hide.

I stand in the center and breathe.

The bond is there. Tight. Calm. Like a rope pulled firm between two hands that refuse to let go. Blake is close. Not here yet. I feel him anyway.

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