Aluna’s POVMy eyes were still adjusting when the world settled back into itself, the quiet of the room wrapping around me again, but something was different, not outside, not in the space around me, but in me, like something had shifted into place so completely that I could not even recognize the version of myself from before.And then I saw him.Dalton.Too close.His hands were on me, firm, steady, like he had been holding me there for a while, his eyes searching mine with something raw, something unguarded that made my breath catch.Worry.Real worry.I blinked slowly, my brows drawing together as confusion settled in. “What… what is happening?” My voice came out softer than I expected, still adjusting, still grounding myself in reality. “Why are you looking at me like that?”His grip tightened slightly, not enough to hurt, just enough to make me aware of it. “You were burning.”I stilled.“What?”“You were actually burning, Aluna,” he said, his voice lower now, controlled, but I
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