Alanza’s POV"I need you to listen to me for once," Luciano says, his voice dropping into that low, command-heavy register that usually makes people jump to obey.He is standing by the foot of my hospital bed, looking like he hasn't slept in a week. I want to lean into him. I want to believe his promises that the world won't fall apart, but my own skin feels like a cage that's suddenly too small. Something is shifting under my muscles, a restless energy I can't name, and it terrifies me.Change is coming, Alanza, Sombra whispers. Her mental voice is a cool breeze against the heat of my panic. It is a transition, not a tragedy.I know she is trying to ground me, but the dread in my stomach has deep roots. I am certain Sombra knows exactly why I was out cold for days, but I can't grill her while Luciano is hovering over me like a sentry.Lucia reaches out and gives my hand a firm, grounding squeeze. "We have your back, Alanza. No matter what co
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