Seraphines povI had almost lost him. I had almost lost Aurelian.The images of Blake’s dagger at my son’s throat, the screams, the helplessness.. they surged through me like wildfire.“I… I can’t…” I whispered brokenly, my hands clutching his shirt as though holding him would keep the world from falling apart. “I almost… I almost lost him… I almost lost you.. I almost lost everything…”My tears soaked into him, and Darius didn’t move away. He didn’t speak, he just let me collapse into him, let me unravel entirely. My sobs racked my body, and I felt raw, naked and stripped of the armor I’d carried through battles, through betrayals, through horrors no one should ever face.Finally, his hands were on my back, steady, warm, firm. He bent slightly, pressing his lips to my temple, whispering against my skin.“Shh… Sera, look at me,” he murmured, his voice a tether pulling me back from the edge. “It’s over. You’re here. Aurelian is safe. I’m here. I’m alive. All of us.. we made it.”I
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