SINCLAIRI felt it snap before anyone else did. Not break clean, not end, but twist the wrong way, like something forced past its limit. The bond surged hard, flared bright, then buckled inside my chest with sharp pain. Chaos reacted instantly, not with rage, but with warning. That alone told me everything.“No,” I said, but my voice barely carried in the room.The circle around Lyra burned brighter, the symbols cutting sharper into the floor and the air itself. She stood at the center, too still, her eyes unfocused, breath shallow. Whatever the ritual wanted from her, it was taking it fast, too fast.The bond pulled at me violently, demanding balance, demanding submission. I felt my strength drain as something ancient tried to force itself into place. This wasn’t binding Chaos, this was tearing us apart piece by piece.“She can’t hold it,” I snapped, turning on Drake. “You’re pushing her too far.”Drake’s jaw tightened. “The bond will stabilize.”“It’s destabilizing,” I shot back. “Y
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