Snowfield Above the Buried Lab — Moments LaterThe world was white.Snow fell in heavy, quiet sheets, covering the jagged edges of the collapsed hillside where Kass’s hidden lab now lay entombed.Alexander sat on the cold ground with Lena sprawled in his lap, cradled against his chest like something fragile and irreplaceable. Her weight was too light. Her skin too cold. Her glow—a faint whisper under her skin—flickered like a dying candle.“Lena…” he murmured, brushing snow-slick hair from her face.“Come on. Open your eyes.”No response.Jay lay on his back a few feet away, chest heaving, spine cracks glowing a softer, more controlled gold than before. Elias knelt beside him, checking his breathing, his hands trembling from adrenaline and cold.“You’re okay,” Elias whispered to Jay, kissing his forehead. “You’re okay, you stubborn idiot, you’re okay—”Jay let out a rough half-laugh.“You… sound like you’re… trying to convince yourself…”Elias choked.“Shut up.”The ground rumbled onc
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