Bound to the Enemy’s Bed
And behind it, through the still-open rift, something vast began to stir — something that answered to no Alpha, no god, no law.
The Vale roared as the world began to tilt.
Kael turned toward the collapsing circle, shouting, “Hold the line!”
But even as he did, the mirrored sky bent lower, until every reflection — every droplet, every blade of steel — whispered back the same name:
Elaria.
And somewhere beneath that impossible chorus, a single human heartbeat answered.
Then the light went out.
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