The ink had dried, the crown had settled, and the history of the cosmos had found its permanent, unbreakable anchor. Yet, in a domain spanning ten thousand galaxies, the morning light does not merely stand still—it shifts, deepens, and breathes.High above the pristine metropolis of the capital world, the grand penthouse sanctum of the Obsidian Spire remained bathed in the quiet, majestic glow of dawn. The outer nebulae drifted past the floor-to-ceiling quartz walls in slow, lazy arcs of molten copper and deep amethyst, while the ancient stone hearth crackled with a soft, residual warmth.Torin sat upon the great obsidian lounge, his massive frame radiating an untroubled, absolute ease. His dark wool tunic hung open at the throat, and his chrome-gray eyes tracked the slow, eternal turning of the stars.Tucked completely against his side, her head resting comfortably over the heavy, rhythmic thrum of his heart, lay Clara.Her midnight-silk gown spilled downward like spilled ink ov
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