The ElevatorThe suppressants failed in the middle of the hallway.Heat surged under my skin without warning, sharp and unmistakable. My steps faltered for half a second before I forced them steady again. I did not look back. I already knew Cassian had noticed. His scent pressed closer from behind—winter, steel, and that darker note that made the base of my throat tighten.Students moved around us in ordinary clusters, still laughing, still comparing schedules. None of them knew what had just broken open inside my body. I kept my head down and my pace even, the sealed letter pressed hard against my side. Every instinct told me to get distance, find a bathroom, re-dose, disappear. The university was full of cameras and open spaces. There was nowhere clean to run.Cassian’s voice reached me without effort.“You are leaking.”I did not answer. I turned at the next junction, choosing the narrower service corridor that led toward the older elevators. Fewer students used this route. The air
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