"Some battles are not won with strength alone. They are held with stillness, trust, and the courage to be the fulcrum of a storm no one else can bear."
ELIAS'S POV
The Sanctuary of the Omega Cradle was an ocean of raw power, and I was the fragile island upon which the entire defence rested. The profound, resonant joy of the Double Bond, the instant, agonizing relief of reuniting with Alaric had been stripped of its sweetness and transformed into a formidable, cold current. My body was the anchor point, and the lives I carried were the fuel.
