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Chapter 11- Leaving the Castle

Author: Heidi Monath
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Lucern’s POV

“I will be away from the Vampire Realm for a couple of days Morgana, maybe longer, I am not sure as of yet.” Disappointment crosses Morgana’s face at the thought of my absence.

“Is it because of the wolf?” She asks, speaking up about the tension between Jamari and I for the first time in these past two months.

My legs shift in place as guilt consumes me once more. “It is not because of Jamari.” I tell her. At least not totally about Jamari, I add in my head. “Count Adrian and I have some important matters to look into that could take some time to wrap up.” Those important matters pertaining to the Wild Hunt and the Dark Hunt soldiers.

If the soldiers are on the move eighty years early for their Wild Hunt, then something big must be close to happening, and I have a feeling that that something big has something to do with Jamari. The time is just too coincidental for my liking, and thankfully Adrian agrees with me and has offered to help me look into the matter.

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