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Chapter 40 — The Weight of Recognition

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The storm broke before nightfall.

It rolled in without warning, clouds bruising the sky until the world seemed to dim beneath them. Thunder growled low and distant, not violent, but watchful. As if the sky itself had paused to observe what Aria would do next.

She stood at the tall window of Damien’s private wing, wrapped in a thin robe, watching the rain lash against the glass. Each drop sent a faint ripple through her chest. Not pain. Resonance.

The land was still listening.

Behind her, the room hummed softly with warded power. Damien had reinforced every seal personally. She could feel his work threaded through the stone, precise and unyielding, a fortress built not just for defense, but for endurance.

“You should be resting,” he said from behind her.

She didn’t turn. “If I lie down, it gets worse.”

He joined her at the window, close enough that his presence steadied the frantic pulse beneath her skin. “Because your power isn’t meant to be dormant anymore,” he said. “It’s adjusting
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    The storm broke before nightfall.It rolled in without warning, clouds bruising the sky until the world seemed to dim beneath them. Thunder growled low and distant, not violent, but watchful. As if the sky itself had paused to observe what Aria would do next.She stood at the tall window of Damien’s private wing, wrapped in a thin robe, watching the rain lash against the glass. Each drop sent a faint ripple through her chest. Not pain. Resonance.The land was still listening.Behind her, the room hummed softly with warded power. Damien had reinforced every seal personally. She could feel his work threaded through the stone, precise and unyielding, a fortress built not just for defense, but for endurance.“You should be resting,” he said from behind her.She didn’t turn. “If I lie down, it gets worse.”He joined her at the window, close enough that his presence steadied the frantic pulse beneath her skin. “Because your power isn’t meant to be dormant anymore,” he said. “It’s adjusting

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