The Billionaire's Hidden Vows
she said slowly, “like everything Echo tried to steal from us. From you.”
Nova’s lips trembled, the faintest curve threatening to form, though it never fully became a smile. It wasn’t happiness—it was recognition. A first crack in armor.
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Nova’s hands lowered to her chest, and Savannah saw what she’d been holding. It was a sphere—no larger than a grapefruit, yet heavier in its presence than anything else in the room.
The crystalline surface was clear in some places, clouded in others, and through it ran delicate copper veins, pulsing with a dim amber glow. It looked alive, the light moving in slow, heartbeat-like waves.
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