Page 192 of Marked By His Hunger

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Like something had obeyed.

My head snapped up.

The shadows stilled.

Every single one.

“Wait.”

I swallowed.

Slowly.

Carefully.

“Did I just…?”

The thought didn’t finish.

Didn’t need to.

Because the answer was already there.

Yes.

Not command.

Not domination.

Something more subtle.

More dangerous.

Control.

Raw.

Untrained.

But real.

The kind Professor Kenna had spoken about.

The kind that could unravel things if I didn’t learn how to use it.

The bond pulsed again.

Raven’s presence surged stronger this time.

Closer.

Pulling.

I wasn’t in my body.

But I wasn’t disconnected from it either.

I could feel him.

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