Evryn’s body was still. But inside, a storm had begun.Her mindscape wasn’t one of light or clarity—it was a battlefield. Shattered reflections of her memories floated in a void, bleeding into one another. Childhood laughter twisted into screaming silence. Warmth, then fire. Joy, then drowning darkness.And in the center of it all stood Seraphina—beautiful, infinite, and terrifying.“I’ve waited for this, little spark,” Seraphina whispered, her voice carrying like wind through glass. “You and I… we were made for this union.”Evryn, curled into herself, looked up from the ruins of her own thoughts. “I’m not yours.”Seraphina’s smile was tragic. “But you are. You’re every bit my creation. They can’t protect you in here. And soon, you’ll see—love is weakness.”Outside, Ivy held her daughter’s body as the clones closed in. Asher and Kira fired from behind cover, but it was like holding back the tide with pebbles.“She’s slipping,” Ivy choked, pressing her forehead to Evryn’s. “She’s in th
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