Chapter 27 The First Time Lucien Realized He Might Lose Him

Lucien woke before dawn.

Not because of a dream.

Not because of a noise.

Because something was speaking.

Not aloud.

Not in language.

In presence.

He didn’t open his eyes right away. He let the world arrange itself around him first—feel the cold edges of morning, hear the faint crackle of the ...

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