Seren POV“Count.”The word tore out of me.Kairos reacted first. “One.”“Two,” Silas said.“Three,” Mael whispered.I finished. “Four.”We stood in the circle. All present. All breathing.But my skin crawled.“Again,” I ordered.Kairos nodded. “One.”Silas followed. “Two.”Mael said, “Three.”I said, “Four.”Still correct.Still wrong.The forest felt… balanced.Too balanced.Like a painting where every detail was placed on purpose.Kairos studied our faces. “Nobody blink alone,” he said.We locked eyes in a rough square.Silas swallowed. “I hate this part.”“Stay with the rhythm,” I said. “Count again.”“One.”“Two.”“Three.”“Four.”A blink hit.Not mine.The world twitched.Just a tiny hitch in motion.But I felt it slide through us like a needle.Mael inhaled sharply. “Did you…”“Yes,” Kairos said.Silas frowned. “I didn’t feel anything.”I looked at him.Something in my chest tightened.“Count,” I said quietly.Kairos spoke. “One.”Silas smiled faintly. “Two.”Mael said, “Three.
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