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“Kael,” she says softly, “I’m not leaving.”
“I know.”
“This is my job.”
“I know.”
“And I’m not letting him take that from me.”
Something shifts inside my chest.
“Good,” I whisper.
Finn touches her wrist gently.“We’ve got you.”
Atlas nods.“All the way.”
Her breath shakes.
And for the first time since last night—
It shakes with relief.
Chapter 57: Wren
Night feels differentafter everything.
Not heavy like last night.
Not suffocating.
Just quiet.
Settled.
Like the air is letting me breathe again.