Chapter 208

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Like it was no longer just something they stood *inside*.

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But something that stood *with* them.

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Alex didn’t say it out loud at first.

Because once spoken—

it would become real in a way none of them could ignore.

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Amara felt it too.

She didn’t look at Alex, but her voice came anyway.

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“It changed again.”

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Not a question.

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A statement.

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Marcus let out a quiet breath.

“Yeah… I thought that was just me.”

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Daniel shook ...