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A Night of Confessions
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Adrian’s voice rang out like a whip. “You’re going to get us all killed, Daniel.”I froze, his words cutting deeper than I wanted to admit. Around us, the tension was suffocating. Adrian’s anger radiated like heat, while Rigel stood rigid, his jaw tight as he glared at Adrian. Lyra’s absence left a void in the group that none of us dared acknowledge, but it lingered, a silent reminder of what we’d already lost.“I didn’t ask for any of this,” I said finally, my voice low. “Do you think I want to be the reason people keep dying? Do you think I enjoy having to make these choices?”Adrian crossed his arms, his dark eyes narrowing. “Choices? What choices? You’re letting the rogue leader manipulate you, Daniel. You’re playing right into his hands, and you don’t even see it.”“That’s enough,” Rigel growled, stepping between us. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”Adrian took a step forward, his voice sharp. “Oh, don’t I? You’re so blinded by your feelings for him that you can’t see
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The weight of the rogue leader’s gaze pinned me in place as he raised his hands, chanting in a language I didn’t understand. My mark burned like fire, a pulsing rhythm that matched the ominous glow of the symbols carved into the stone walls around us.“Don’t resist it, Daniel,” the rogue leader said, his voice smooth yet commanding. “This is your destiny. Your freedom.”My knees buckled as a wave of power surged through me, the mark’s light spreading across my skin like molten gold. I wanted to fight it, to hold on to what little control I had left, but the bond—it was suffocating me, pulling me deeper into something I didn’t fully understand.Then I felt it. A familiar presence. A force cutting through the suffocating darkness like a blade.Before I could process it, the doors to the chamber exploded inward with a deafening crash. Rigel stood there, his eyes blazing with fury, his energy crackling like a storm unleashed.“Get away from him!” Rigel roared, his voice reverberating thro
