No one moved.
Not because they were frozen
Because they were calculating.
Fast.
Too fast.
Because what just happened
Changed everything.
"Now I can reach all of you."
The voice came from Dante.
But it didn't sit right.
It was smoother than before.
More stable.
Like whatever was inside him
Had finally found balance.
Victor didn't step back.
Didn't flinch.
But his entire posture shifted.
Ready.
"Then try," he said.
The girl turned to him sharply. "TRY?! Are you serious right now?!"
Dante's gaze slid to her.
Slow.
Measured.
Interested.
"You react quickly," it said.
Her stomach dropped.
"Yeah, well, you're creepy, so"
"Stop talking," Victor said quietly.
Not to her.
To it.
Dante's lips curved slightly.
Not a smile.
Recognition.
"You're adapting too," it said.
Victor didn't answer.
Because he was watching something else.
Dante's breathing.
His stance.
The way his eyes moved.
Looking for him.
Not just it.
