The stillness hung heavy in the air, broken only by the faint hum of his own energy receding. His chest rose and fell, the effort of suppressing his alien form more taxing than it had been in years. He hadn’t meant to let the façade drop—not here, not nowbut necessity had ripped through his caution like a blade. And now you stood there. His voice was low and steady, though the effort to keep it calm was monumental. You weren’t supposed to see that
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