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Chapter 18: The Price of the Bound
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The moon hung high in the sky, its silver light spilling like molten metal over the clearing, casting sharp shadows and illuminating the stones that encircled us. But beneath that light, the world had become a blur of sound and sensation. My heart hammered in my chest, a frantic rhythm echoing the pulse of the earth beneath my feet. I could feel Luca beside me, his presence a constant, yet strangely distant in the growing storm of energy around us.The moment the light had burst forth from the stones, everything had shifted. The air crackled with raw power, a force that seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere at once. I could hear the low hum of the earth beneath me, the heartbeat of the land itself. But it was more than that. It was like the land was alive, breathing with us, responding to our bond.Luca's hand tightened around mine, pulling me closer, his warmth anchoring me in the chaos. I glanced up at him, meeting his eyes for the first time since the ritual had begun. His gaz
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