The Final Circle
Diana’s POV
I had never felt power like this.
Not the crackling chaos of uncontrolled magic. Not the painful burn of tethered souls. This was different.
It was steady.
Balanced.
Caelara’s voice no longer whispered behind my thoughts. She stood beside me, silent, respectful, no longer trying to take control but waiting. Watching.
She was with me.
Not over me.
And I could feel her energy humming in my blood like gold laced through fire.
Back at the mansion, Cameron studied me as if I might vanish.
“I still don’t understand how you merged and stayed you,” he said.
“I didn’t fight her ” I replied. “I listened.”
Gina paced behind us eyes scanning a new set of magical reports. “We don’t have time for philosophy. Emeric has moved again. My contacts just traced his en
