AsherRowan froze, rigid.Mabel's face oozed color."What did you just say?" she asked.Savannah stood before me, her delicate hand hovering inches from my chest. Her fingers trembled, and the pendant resting against her throat cast a warm golden light across her frightened face. "I can see..." she whispered, her voice soft and breathless, "I'm not sure how I can explain it."I stared at her."See what, little one?"Her eyes lifted to mine, wonder sparkling."There's something inside you. A... uh...shape?" She swallowed, struggling to find the words, "It's outlined in gold. It's like it's not separate from you but still different? If that makes sense..."Nero went completely still in my chest."She sees me?"I had no answer for him.For as long as I could remember, Nero had been a part of me ever since I turned 16. His instincts were mine, his strength flowed through my blood, and his voice lived in the quiet places of my mind., We had fought, bled, and survived things together that
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