"I… I… I’m already marked," Jace blurted out, his voice cracking under the weight of fear and guilt. The words just came out of his mouth, his chest heaving as if just saying them had stolen all the air from his Introduction to Lyra – Show her home life. Parents dismiss her, cousin Elara mocks her, she’s excluded from family gatherings. Establish her as the “useless omega.”Elias froze, his hands still pressed against Jace’s sides, the warmth of his grip a cage both comforting and terrifying. His blind eyes narrowed, head tilting as though the silence itself carried sound. "What? Are you being serious right now? You're doing this again?"Jace swallowed hard, throat bobbing, his eyes darting away from Elias’s face to the dirt beneath their feet. "We can't be together...I'm sorry." The confession tumbled out uneven, stumbling and fragile, like a lie trying to dress itself as truth. "I told you before...she claimed me."The words tasted like ash in his mouth, and Elias heard it
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