The rain had not started as loudly as it sounded now.At first, it was only a distant murmur beyond the walls of the house—like the sky was hesitating, unsure whether it should intervene in what was happening inside.But by the time Ethan stepped out of the room, it had fully arrived.Heavy.Relentless.As if it had been waiting specifically for this moment.Inside the bedroom, the tension had not disappeared.It still lingered in the air like a residue that refused to settle.Lazriel’s smile.Emery’s silence.Alika’s trembling confusion.Everything remained suspended in a fragile state, as though the world had paused just before breaking completely.But Ethan did not stay long enough to watch it fracture.He turned away.Not sharply.Not in anger.But with a cold finality that felt more dangerous than any explosion.Alika’s voice followed him immediately.“Ethan… wait.”It was soft.Unstable.Almost lost in the atmosphere of the room.But he did not stop.He walked past the bed, past
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