Aria's POVI wake up screaming. Not because of a dream. Because of the silence.For one terrible second, everything feels normal. The fire crackles. The night wind presses gently against the windows. My body is heavy with sleep and exhaustion. My hand moves without thought, instinct, not choice, to my stomach.Nothing answers me. No quiet hum of life that has been with me every second since I first realized I was no longer alone.My breath stutters. “No,” I whisper. “No… no, no, no.”I sit up too fast, pain slicing through my spine, but I barely feel it. Panic crashes into me like a wave, cold and brutal. I reach inward, past fear, past exhaustion, reaching for the bond.The bond that has always been there.And then, it snaps. The rupture is violent. Not a fading. Not even weakening. A tear.It feels like someone is taking their hands and ripping something out of my chest. I scream as pain explodes through me, sharp and blinding, stealing the air from my lungs. I fall forward, clutc
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