Mira’s eyes snapped open before the first hint of light touched the room. The bond pulsed sharply, insistent, demanding attention. Kade was near-not distant, not faint, but present, a pressure that made the air itself seem to thrum. Every muscle in Mira’s body tightened instinctively. She could feel the child shifting beneath her hand, small but purposeful, a reminder that her decisions now carried consequences far beyond herself.Alder moved silently across the room, his presence steady, a contrast to the storm building in her mind. “He’s here,” Alder said quietly, voice calm but taut with alertness. “Not an immediate threat, but close enough to test boundaries.”Mira nodded, gripping the edge of the bed, drawing a slow, controlled breath. “Then we set them,” she said firmly. “Boundaries. Rules. Everything must be clear. The child comes first.”Alder’s gaze softened, a fleeting sign of relief, but he did not relax. He had learned long ago that with Kade, restraint was the only thing
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