SEBASTIAN I lean against the broken stone pillar of the abandoned fortress overlooking the sea, swirling the glass of whiskey in my hand.Below me, the waves crash slowly against the cliffs, their rhythm steady and ancient.Normally I like the sound.Tonight it irritates me.Because I know he’s coming.He always does.A cold wind rolls across the cliff.Then the water below shifts.Just a slow, unnatural movement beneath the surface.I sigh.“Subtle as ever.”A voice answers behind me.“You’re growing comfortable with my presence.”I don’t turn around immediately.Instead, I take a slow sip of the whiskey.“Comfortable isn’t the word I’d use.”When I finally look back, Thalrion is already standing a few feet away.Of course he is.No footsteps.No sound.Just there.Like the ocean itself spat him out.His dark eyes study me with the same calm superiority that always makes my teeth grind.“You look irritated,” he says.“I am.”“Why?”I laugh dryly.“Let’s see.”“You summoned me like a
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