C108 THE REALM TREMBLED THAT NIGHT

The world didn’t return all at once.

It came back in fragments—shards of firelight, the thrum of ancient runes, the fragmented beat of Damon’s newly reforged heart reverberating against Elara’s own.

The flames around them curled in spirals, swirling like a living galaxy. Damon stood in the center of that inferno, holding Elara to him