Selene's POV
I noticed it didn't settle after he let go.
Usually, when it dropped, it disappeared completely. Like it had never been there. Like my body reset and forced everything back into something normal, something predictable, something I could pretend to understand even when I didn't.
This time, it didn't.
It stayed.
Not strong. Not overwhelming. But present in a way that made it impossible to ignore. It didn't retreat into something distant or unreachable. It remained close, just undeniably under the surface.
It was actively staying there.
I could still feel where it had been, like an imprint that refused to fade.
I stood where I was, my breathing slower now. My chest rose and fell in controlled rhythm, but something underneath that rhythm hadn't relaxed. I
