Chapter 209

The calm didn’t last.

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It never did.

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Not in situations like this.

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The quiet always meant something was building.

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Not collapsing.

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Not fading.

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But preparing.

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Alex stood still for a long moment after everything settled.

Watching.

Listening.

Feeling.

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There was no visible movement.

No sound.

No warning.

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But something underneath it all had shifted again.

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This time, it wasn’t the space.

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It was them.

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Amara ...