The moment my body makes contact with the cold, damp cave floor, something inside me shatters.The bond—so powerful, so consuming just moments ago—snaps in two, leaving nothing but a gaping, hollow emptiness in its wake. It’s not just an absence; it’s a wound, raw and aching, like someone reached inside my chest and tore something vital out by force. The loss is instant, unbearable.I want it back. Desperately.Hell, I’d crawl through fire, through every nightmare imaginable, just to feel that warmth again—to stop this gnawing, excruciating emptiness clawing at my insides.I blink up at Luca, my breath shaky, my fingers twitching with the instinct to reach for him—to grasp onto the connection before it slips away completely. He paces a few feet away, his movements tight, controlled, but I can hear the sharpness of his breathing, the tension in his muscles. He’s muttering curses under his breath again, low and seething.More students stumble into the cave—some crying, their bodies trem
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