Caspian's Pov

The phone rang in my hand, the name flashing across the screen.

"Nyx?" I murmured, my chest tightened, a rush of relief pouring through me just seeing her name. I pressed it quickly to my ear the second she answered.

“Hello?” her voice came, soft, almost trembling.

I closed my eyes, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I could breathe. “Nyx,” I whispered.

There was silence on her end, but I knew she was there. I could feel her. The bond between us might have been tested, stretched, even broken in places, but it was still there. It had always been there.

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