Hailey’s POVThe universe is falling.And all I can feel is him.We are suspended in the dark, reality cracking beneath us like fragile glass, continents splitting, oceans evaporating into vaporized memory.But Dylan’s hand is in mine.Solid.Warm.Real.The bond between us is no longer a thin thread.It is a current.It hums through my veins, pooling low in my stomach, rising into my chest, tightening my breath. The darkness around us pulses in rhythm with it.The ancient voice fades.The collapsing sphere below us continues to fracture.But right now, all I can focus on is the way he’s looking at me.Not strategist.Not survivor.Not counterpart.Man.His fingers flex slightly around mine. The smallest movement. It sends heat skating up my arm.“We’re outside everything,” he says quietly.His voice is different now. Deeper. Charged.I nod, but my throat is dry.The absence of gravity shifts us closer together. My body drifts into his naturally, thighs brushing, chest grazing his.Th
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