Elena’s POVThe city looked different from the glass walls of the Knight Tower at night quieter, almost reverent, as if it knew something monumental was about to happen.I stood alone in Alexander’s private office, my palms resting against the cool window. Below, the lights blurred into rivers of gold, reminding me of how far we’d come and how much blood, betrayal, and sacrifice had paved the way here.Ten years ago, this place had been a symbol of everything I could never touch.Now, I stood at the center of it.Behind me, the door opened softly.I didn’t turn. I didn’t need to.I felt him.“You’re going to catch a cold standing there like that,” Alexander said quietly.A familiar warmth wrapped around my shoulders as his jacket settled over me. I closed my eyes, breathing him in clean, sharp, unmistakably him.“I was thinking,” I said. “About how strange fate is.”He stepped closer, his presence a solid anchor at my back. “That usually means you’re about to say something dangerous.”
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