Mira screamed in her sleep.The sound tore through Frostveil like a blade, sharp and wrong, not the cry of a frightened child but something older, deeper. Power followed it. Raw. Unfiltered.Elara woke with a violent jerk, the bond flaring so hard it knocked the breath from her lungs.“Mira!”The room shook. Not metaphorically. The stone walls groaned as if pressed by invisible hands. The fire in the hearth exploded outward, scattering sparks across the floor before snuffing itself out completely.Darkness fell.Elara was already moving.She reached the bed just as the air thickened, pressure rolling in waves from Mira’s small body. The child thrashed, silver light leaking from beneath her closed eyelids, veins glowing faintly beneath her skin.“No,” Elara whispered, fear slicing through her control. “Not like this.”She wrapped her arms around Mira, pulling her close.The moment she touched her, the power surged.Elara cried out, pain rippling through her chest as the force slammed i
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