Broken by One, Desired by All
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Night had settled over the Academy like a blanket of velvet, thick and pressing, the stars sharp against the darkness like shards of glass.
I didn’t know how long I sat in that room, heart twisting, mind running circles around itself. Around him.
When the door creaked softly, Miles slipped inside, moving like a shadow, silent and certain. In his hands was something dark, something soft, catching the faintest light like silk dipped in shadow.
The cloak.
“Invisibility enchantment,” Miles murmured. “One of the better ones we keep for… special occasions.”
I stared at it. Thin, elegant, flowing between his fingers like water made of midnight.
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