Chapter 414: A Private Meeting

Chapter 414: A Private Meeting

I stood there in the heart of Star’s room, the air thick with the remnants of raw emotion—tears still glistening on cheeks, hugs lingering like echoes, and that palpable sense of relief washing over everyone like a gentle tide. The living wood of my home pulsed faintly beneath our feet, as if the house itself breathed in sync with the reunion unfolding. Vincent—my Star—and Katrina lay entwined in the bed, their fingers laced together, oblivious to the world for a moment. Winter clung to Nicholas, her sobs subsiding into quiet sniffles, while the others—Natalie with her regal poise, Zane’s protective stance, the ethereal siblings Jacob, Tiger, Eagle, Bubble, and Fox, and even Sebastian and Cassandra—hovered like guardians in a circle of light and shadow.

But beneath the joy, I felt the undercurrent of unfinished business, a cosmic thread pulling at the fabric of reality. It was time. I couldn’t delay any longer. Closing my eyes briefly, I extended my essence, that neutral force of creation that bound me to all things. It was effortless, like dipping into a still pond, as I invaded their minds—not forcefully, but with the subtlety of a whisper carried on the wind. Natalie, Zane, Jacob, Tiger, Eagle, Bubble, Fox, Sebastian, Cassandra... I reached out to each, planting the summons like seeds in fertile soil.

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