Midnight Between Us
In this singular moment, they were simply Ava and Luca again.
"I thought I'd lost you," she whispered into the bond.
A shaky, breathless laugh echoed back to her. *"Not a chance."*
The familiar, stubborn arrogance behind his voice made her smile through her tears, providing a sudden, grounding comfort against the madness.
Around them, reality continued its steady collapse, but the shadow merely watched the exchange in silence. Then, a subtle crease appeared between its brows. It frowned.
The reaction was subtle, yet it sent a ripple of shock through the entities observing the field. The Witness, the First Human, and even the looming form of the Hunter registered the change. The shadow—the ab
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