PRISCILLA The moment Gabriel collapsed, it felt like the earth tipped sideways.I dropped beside him, hands shaking as I reached for his face. His body was still—too still. His eyes were closed, lashes dark against pale skin, and for one harrowing second, I couldn’t feel his heartbeat.“Gabriel.” My voice cracked. “Please. Please don’t do this.”Davina was already at my side, her voice sharp with panic. “What happened?! What did you do?!”“I didn’t mean to,” I whispered, heart slamming against my ribs. “I didn’t know—he just touched me and—”My hands hovered above him, afraid to make it worse, afraid not to touch.The energy still lingered around me. It buzzed through my skin, warm and alive and wrong. It felt like I was holding lightning beneath my flesh, unable to turn it off.Lyra shoved past the others, knees hitting the ground beside Gabriel. Her hands hovered over him too, her voice a tight whisper of an incantation I didn’t recognise.Tristan stood guard behind us, back rigid,
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