You really thought it was over, huh?Well… surprise.The moon can never shine if there’s no darkness.Did you know that?The words floated through the stillness like smoke, half laughter, half prophecy. They didn’t belong to any one voice—more like the echo of something ancient, teasing the edges of reality. And for a heartbeat, the world itself seemed to smirk.Then the whisper faded, swallowed by the wind.The forest was quiet. Too quiet.A hush so deep it pressed against the walls of the small cabin, a living silence that crept between the beams and across the sleeping forms within.Outside, the moon hung full and whole, silvering the leaves and the stream that ran beyond the glen.Inside, two heartbeats beat as one.Nova stirred.She woke to the soft crackle of dying embers, the scent of pine and cold air filtering through the shutters. For a moment, she lay still, tracing the rhythm of Kilian’s breathing beside her. His arm draped across her waist, heavy and warm, his fingers cur
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