DONE BEING A PAWN ARIAI nodded, feeling a strange mixture of relief and fear. Relief that we were alive, and fear because the war wasn’t finished — not by a long shot.Outside, sirens grew louder, the chaos of the city reaching the abandoned warehouse. But inside, for the first time that night, I felt a small sense of control, even if it was fleeting.I looked up at Nico. “I’m not going anywhere. Not from you. Not from this.”His expression softened further, and he reached for my hand. “Then we fight together,” he said, voice low, determined.And in that moment, I realized: no matter how dangerous, how unpredictable, or how ruthless the world around us had become… I was done being a pawn.This war was far from over. But for the first time, I wasn’t standing in the shadows alone.And that made all the difference.***The warehouse felt too quiet after Luca disappeared.Like the storm had passed… but left something behind. Something waiting.My hands were still shaking slightly from h
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