_MadAziii_
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Storm-grey and amber-gold eyes met his, and in that instant, the world seemed to tilt. Recognition sparked like fire-unspoken, undeniable, and terrifying.
The room reeked of blood and fear. Every groan, every metallic clang of cruel instruments struck in rhythm with her pounding heart. She could barely breathe as the prisoner writhed beneath the guards' relentless precision, the air thick with danger and anticipation.
A shadow of authority cut through the chaos. One figure, taller, sharper, moved with impossible speed, striking the bulky man tormenting the prisoner. The moment hung suspended, the recognition between them as immediate as it was electric.
Exhaustion pressed against her chest, vision swimming, yet she could not look away. Voices-angry, commanding, edged with warning-echoed around her. Somewhere in the din, she thought she heard them: a mix of threats, authority, and power she could not yet name. She realised, with a shock that sent tremors through her, that she was no ordinary girl. She was the one they had been waiting for.