Damion’s Point of View*********The bond recognized him.Not like it recognized Jane.Not like it recognized Valir.This was older.Deeper.The reaction tore through me so violently my knees nearly buckled beneath the force of it. Gold flared across my vision, burning through the edges of the clearing while Valir surged upward in sudden, primal rage.Not fear.Never fear.Hatred.Pure enough to choke on.The Architect stopped several feet beyond the creatures kneeling in the dirt, silver eyes calmly sweeping across the clearing like he had all the time in the world.Like this meeting had always been inevitable.“You’ve grown stronger than expected,” he said softly.The sound of his voice made my skin crawl instantly.Not because it was loud.Because it wasn’t.He spoke with the calm certainty of someone who had never needed to raise his voice to be obeyed.Around him, the corrupted creatures remained frozen in submission, trembling faintly as though his presence alone kept them held
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