[Music Recommendation: Sebastian Plano - Fortanach]
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"No! I won't!" Eve's voice rang out, trembling yet fierce. "You cannot tell me what is good or bad for me, Ivan!"
Her eyes brimmed with tears again, but she refused to let them fall this time. Instead, she glared at him with burning determination. "I'll fight it. I'll fight with everything in my power to bring you back to who you were! And if you stand in my way…then I'll fight you too!"
As her voice rose, her eyes blazed with molten gold, and a radiant glow began to pulse from her body. The air in the room thickened, and the very walls of the hotel began to tremble under the force of her awakening power.
Ivan sat frozen, staring at her silently. When her light reached him, it washed over his body like a cleansing wave, and for the first time since last night, he felt…lighter. The locket Evelyn had once given him began to shimmer faintly against his chest, resonating with her power, as if answering her call.
