Ellia POVThe moment I opened my eyes, I knew something was wrong.Not because of the darkness. Not because of the silence. But because I could hear a heartbeat.A slow one.Steady.Thump.Thump.Thump.I remained completely still.My eyes adjusted to the dim room around me, and for a few seconds, I couldn’t remember where I was. Then everything came rushing back.Erevos.Lilith.Cassien.Anna.Project Luna.My mother’s secrets. And the war that was getting closer every day.I slowly pushed myself upright.“Ellia?”I froze.That voice.I turned toward the doorway.Cassien stood there.His hair was slightly messy, his shirt unbuttoned at the top, and his eyes were fixed on me with an expression I couldn’t quite understand.Relief. Fear.And something else.Something deeper.&
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