To kill a God I Loved.

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.. the mark. It pulsed faintly beneath her skin, like a heartbeat that didn't belong to her.And through it all, she could still feel him.Not beside her.Inside her.Thoughts that weren't hers. Memories not her own.

s a binding rune. One meant for gods."Elena," a voice whispered behind her.She spun.It was Kael.Hair damp, skin pale, shirt open to his navel revealing a line of shimmering gold threading down the center of his chest like a crack in the world."I told you not to follow me," she said."I didn't." He stepped inside. "I just knew you'd come here."She backed away, heart hammering. "You're in my head."He didn't answer.Instead, he walked to the edge of the sigil and looked down at it."Do you know what this is?" he asked."It was meant to trap you

stepping forward. "Why do you still ache when I

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burning around him like a cage.He winced, trembling, but didn't stop."I let them bind me once," he whispered. "Because I was too proud to fight back. Too arrogant to believe they could hurt me. But now I see the truth.""What truth?" she asked, frozen."That you are stronger than they ever were."He rea

e warnings, beneath the dream...She wanted him.She stepped forward.And took his hand.Th