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Effect of aeron's arrival

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Maia's pov

Aeron stood in the doorway, framed by the pale light of the corridor. His posture was straight, his clothes crisp, his badge catching a faint glint from the server lights. For a second, no one moved. Even the machines behind me sounded distant, like the room held its breath.

He looked at us without a trace of confusion or recognition.

Kieran spoke first, calm but tense. “This isn’t your floor.”

Aeron’s expression didn’t shift. “I was sent to check a breach alert. Security logged movement in this wing.”

His voice was the same. Steady, smooth, controlled. The voice I used to trust without questioning a single word.

But whatever life I once shared with him—gone. Not forgotten. Just stripped clean, like it never existed.

Kael stepped slightly forward, placing a barrier between us without making it obvious. Aeron’s gaze flicked to him, then back to me.

I tightened my grip on the edge of the console to keep my hands steady. The urge to step back hit me hard, but I stayed where I
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