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Part 18: The Path to Blood and TreacheryGoing back to my parents wasn’t a decision I made flippantly.After all that—the betrayal, the war, the nightmares that stayed in the shadows—I’d never thought to return to them. But with Bryan’s body stolen and a rogue order bent on reviving him, I had no other option. My family possessed power, status, knowledge, and knowledge that I needed.And for better or worse, they were still my blood.Mark, Ethan, and I quickly readied for the trip. Helena stayed behind with the pack, her warriors on extra alert. My twins were strapped close to me, their miniature heartbeats the reason I couldn’t afford to fail.“We leave at first light, Ethan said, inspecting his weapons. “If we push, we’ll reach the Rivera estate in two days.”Mark nodded. “That’s if we do not get into trouble.”I pulled the blanket back up over my daughter. “We always run into trouble.”The first day of travel passed in eerie silence.The lush and dense forest surrounding us lay vas
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Chapter 19: The elders gambitThe doors to the chamber slammed behind us with a finality that made ice crawl up my spine. My mother’s words settled on me like a noose around my throat.“The Elders have been waiting for you.”Ethan and Mark went hard, hands drifting toward weapons within the confines of their pants. In the freezing dusk of an October evening, I watched them leave tightly, their warmth the only thing to keep me grounded. My mother’s face was impossible to read, but my father’s expression seemed chiseled from a slab of stone, his eyes swimming in a shadow I couldn’t translate.My voice was the forceful one even though a tempest was wracking my insides as I took a slow step closer. “You knew this was coming.”My mother lifted her chin. “We always knew.”Anger flared hot in my chest. “Then why didn’t you let me know?”She didn’t answer. It was my father who did the talking. “Because some fate cannot be avoided, only endured.”A shiver ran down my spine. I had arrived here
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Chapter 20: Into the AbyssThe tunnels swallowed us whole, and earth packed tight pressing down from all sides. The passage narrowed ahead, its walls dank with age, the air syrupy with the smell of moss and old stone. I was panting, heavily, but I willed myself to pay attention.Ethan was right behind me, still coated in Elders’ guards’ blood. Mark stepped slightly in front of us, leading us further into the maze, his gun drawn. The twins were silent pressed against my chest, their little bodies warm, their breathing the only thing keeping me anchored."How much farther?" His voice low, wary, Ethan asked.Mark glanced back. "Not sure. These tunnels are from the old wars, some lead directly to the river, some lead nowhere. We need to choose the right path.”Then I felt ill at ease. We were flying blind, and there was no guarantee we would get out. The Elders weren’t going to let us go that easily. And if we’d truly lost Bryan to the Order of the Forgotten, then we hadn’t just been runn
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Chapter 21: “The Trial of Shadows”The air trembled around us, shifting as if forces we could not comprehend flexed in the dark. My wolf bristled under my skin, keenly aware of the danger that crept just beyond the boundaries of the Guardian’s domain. The twins shifted against me, sensing the change in energy, their little whimpers absorbed by the gravity of silence.Ethan was beside me, stiff and twitching his fingers near the hilt of his blade. Mark the skeptic drew a slow breath and eyed the cavern warily. “I don’t like this,” he jabbered.The Guardian stayed still, her eyes like burning coals. “You are now within the Abyss, Jessica Rivera. To escape, you must earn your way out.”I stiffened. “I didn’t come here for a trial.”“You did not choose the trial, the trial has chosen you.”The shadows of us trembled and danced, weaving into form. Out of the dark emerged figures, phantoms — their eyes were empty holes, and they wrapped themselves into the tattered flags of battle long past
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Chapter 22: A Last-Ditch ManeuverThe tunnels went on forever, twisting and turning in an unending maze of blackness. The scent of whatever that creature had been still hung in the air, an unnatural, acrid smell that made me want to be sick. The wolf in me paced, anxious and on guard.The twins thrashed against my chest, their minute movements poking at my already fraying nerves. They were too quiet. They’d felt the air change like I had.Ethan pressed on, his blade still glistening from whatever dark magic had spilled from the creature’s body. Mark followed behind, weapon drawn, looking in every shadow.“We have to get out of here before we find more of those things,” Ethan said quietly.I nodded. “There’s got to be an exit if the Guardian sent us this way.”Mark chuckled dryly. “Unless she sent us to die.”I hadn’t wanted to think about that.The walls of the tunnel closed in, so we had to walk in single file. Heaviness clung to the air, a damp mist that whispered, low and insidious
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Chapter 23We were enveloped by the ruins, the walls constricting us as silent sentinels. Neon-colored bio-luminescent lianas beat with an otherworldly glow and reflected phantasmic shadows that tricked at the brain. The air was heavy with the smell of damp stone and something older — magic that had woven itself into the very bones of this place.Selene strode forward naturally, like a thousand times up these mazes already. Her long silver hair glinted in the light of those strange vines, giving her an almost otherworldly appearance. She hadn’t said a word since telling us she would help, and I didn’t know if that was good or bad.Ethan remained near me, his hand brushing mine more than it needed to. It was a quiet reassurance, a vow that we — and I — were in this together. Mark, ever the skeptic, had his gun out, his watchful eyes darting through the darkness like he half expected something to spring out at us at any second.The twins were quiet in my arms, their warmth absorbing int
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Chapter 24The world was falling apart around us.My lungs were filled with smoke thick, heavy, choking smoke, as the ruins jangled under the weight of their own displacement. Flames licked up the walls, twisting and curling like snakes hunting for food. The twins’ wail was muffled against my chest, their tiny bodies pressed close as I ran. I couldn’t stop. I couldn’t slow down. Not now.Ethan was with me, holding my wrist tightly to direct me through the swirling darkness. Mark advanced out, parting brush with tactical precision as he held his gun high, eyes flitting to spot the slightest movement. That laughter coming from behind us — Bryan’s laughter, but not just Bryan’s — echoed in the burning halls.I knew what I had heard. That voice was not just Bryan’s. But something else was speaking through him. Something ancient. Something wrong."Jessica!" Ethan’s voice brought me back to life. "The exit’s ahead!"I caught sight of an archway through the thick smoke — a vast stone entranc
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Chapter 25: Involuntary FellowshipsThere was an air of discontent in the cabin with the arrival of the stranger who entered without a sound, not even the creak of his boot against the wood. The flames from the living room fireplace danced in the shadows of his face but his penetrating silver-gray eyes stayed locked onto my own.Ethan positioned himself between us, his blade in his hand. "I’ll ask again. Who the hell are you?"The man smirked, unfazed. "My name is Dorian Vale. And like it or not, I’m your best shot at surviving what’s about to happen.”Mark scoffed, arms crossed. "Yeah? And who the hell do you think you are?Dorian looked at him, a hint of amusement on his face. “Because I’m 10 years ready for this war. Because I know who Bryan has become. And because I know how to make him stop.”My breath caught. "You know what he is?"Dorian’s smirk faded. "I do. And if you want to live long enough to save your children, you have to listen closely.”I held the twins close, my heart
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Chapter 92 – The Walls Bleed Again The voice hit Jessica like a thunderclap, jolting her to her core. It wasn’t just the sound of her mother’s voice that startled her—it was the clarity, the raw emotion behind it. She sounded as real as if she were standing beside her, her breath warm against her ear. But that was impossible. Her mother had been dead for years. She had mourned her, buried her in her heart alongside Bryan, and carried their memories through every trial since. Yet here she was, speaking to her as though no time had passed at all. “Remember who you are, Jessica. Don’t let them change you.” Her knees buckled, and she stumbled back, clutching her head. Around her, the group froze, their expressions shifting from confusion to alarm as the fortress walls began to bleed once more—crimson rivulets seeping from cracks in the stone, pooling on the floor and spreading outward like tendrils of ivy. The scent of iron filled the air, sharp and metallic, making her stomach ch
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