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An overwhelming aura surged outward, unseen yet brutally tangible. The pressure slammed into them with crushing force, as if the air itself had turned hostile. Their lungs seized mid-breath, every inhale stolen from them without mercy.
For several agonizing seconds—
They couldn't breathe.
'Sh*t…!'
Asterion's body went completely rigid. His fingers dug into the armrest beside him as instinct screamed at him to brace. His legs trembled under the weight pressing down on him, threatening to buckle beneath the force of her presence.
'This… this is the first time I've ever seen Scarlette like this.'
She was normally untouchable—cold, distant, unyielding no matter the circumstances. Even when faced with danger or calamity, she never allowed her emotions to surface.
But now—
'She's genuinely furious.'
