Chapter 50: The Bond That Refuses to Break

Chapter 50: The Bond That Refuses to Break

Chapter 50

Ariana felt it before she understood what was happening. A sudden pressure closed around her chest without warning, tight enough to steal the air from her lungs and leave her frozen where she stood. The golden light beneath her skin flickered sharply, not fading but shifting, as something deeper moved beneath it. She froze, her breath catching painfully as the energy inside her changed in a way she did not recognize. It did not weaken or break apart. It stayed steady, but it no longer felt entirely hers, and that realization made something cold settle in her chest.

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