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Chapter 41 : : : : : Lukas Arrives in Whitelark
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*Ember*In the middle of the night, I found myself roused from slumber, a heaviness tugging at my chest like an invisible weight. I opened my eyes and smiled as I felt the warmth of Alec’s body beside me. I knew he’d give in and come to bed with me eventually. I curled closer to him, not wanting to leave his side now that he was here, but the pressure in my chest wouldn’t let up. It was almost like something was pulling me. I sat up, and the sheets slipped down to my waist as I carefully disentangled myself from Alec's sleeping form. The dark circles under his eyes seemed deeper in the cool light coming through the window, but he looked peaceful. If I stayed, I’d probably wake him up, and he was stressed enough with Lukas being here, so I grabbed a robe and slipped out of the room as quietly as I could. Alec didn’t even stir as I closed the door behind me. A faint chill lingered in the air as I walked down the hallway. Soon, I reached a side door that led out to the garden.
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*Alec*I jolted awake, my entire body pulsating with an intense pain that seemed to burn through my veins. Every breath felt like I was breathing burning liquid. It felt like someone had poured fire into my veins. I twisted in bed, trying to throw off the sheets, and realized that Ember’s side of my bed was empty and cold. The haze of sleep and agony parted in my mind as my heart started to race. How long had she been gone? Where had she gone?“Ember?” I called, hoping that she had just gone to the bathroom, yet I heard nothing. Her scent lingered in the air, but it was fading too. She had been gone for longer than just a few minutes. Hours maybe. “Rhys!” I called, groaning as I rolled out of bed. My legs buckled, taking me to the ground as the pain pulsed and intensified. My ears were ringing. Everything started to go in and out as if I had suffered a head injury. I heard Ember’s voice, panicked and frightened, but I couldn’t make out her words. I saw flashes of the moon and
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*Alec*How long had it been? The windows inside the Palace were weird. I was counting time by how many maidens came in and out. Some of them brought food. Three meals a day, so I figured it had been a few weeks. The others who brought bandages and salves came less frequently. Ember was still a pale, bruised, unmoving form on the bed. She was still breathing. Her heart was still beating; thus, there was still hope. “Still here, I see,” Chastine said as she entered. “I expected you to at least stretch your legs.”I said nothing. The words wouldn’t come as I stared at Ember’s pale face, watching for some change in her status. Chastine sighed and took the chair beside me before offering a piece of parchment to me. “You have another message from Whitelark.”I glanced at it and took it. Rhys had been sending me these messages steadily. This was the third one, so it had likely been about three weeks since he left. The message was what I expected: war was on the horizon. Rhys ha
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