Never Alone
Released.
Raven felt it first—the absence—not pain, not loss, but a hollow quiet where Ethan had always been, a space that had carried strength, guidance, certainty… now empty, and for the first time since the war began, she stood without his presence anchoring her, and it terrified her more than the enemy ever had.
Lucian hovered midair, golden flames flickering unevenly, his wings no longer slicing with effortless confidence but straining, searching for something that wasn’t there anymore. “Kid…” he muttered under his breath, but there was no answer—no echo—no shared pulse.
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