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... I felt it as we descended—the temperature drop, the way sound changed, got flatter and harder. The stairs went down and down, stone worn smooth by decades of boots, and with every step the air got heavier. Damper. Like the earth itself was pressing in.

Kael’s hand stayed at my waist the entire time.

Not guiding. Protecting. His palm warm and solid against the small of my back, a constant pressure that said *I’ve got you.*

I was grateful for it.

Because the furthe ...

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