OWNED BY THE DEVIL
“But independence is not the test.”
The barrier intensified.
Voltage increased.
Dominic winced slightly.
I saw it.
Felt it.
“Lower output,” I snapped.
Vale ignored me.
“This configuration is unsustainable long term,” he continued conversationally. “You amplify one another’s strengths. But you also amplify vulnerability.”
Dominic’s voice came through suddenly, faint, distorted, bleeding through interference.
“Elara.”
Relief hit harder than adrenaline.
“I’m here.”
“Listen carefully,” he said. “He wants emotional spike. Don’t give it to him.”