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Chapter Twenty-Two
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2024-10-29 19:42:56RAVEN
‘Raven, can you meet us at the library?’ Finn asks through the mind link.
‘Yea-’ I start to reply, but he cuts me off.
‘Oh, this is Finnian in case you didn’t know.’
I give it a moment before responding, ‘s-’
‘And I mean to meet us in the secret room,’ he says.
I shake my head at him, even though he can’t see me. He jumps in again before I can respond.
‘Lucy is with me. That’s who the us is’
I can’t help the laugh that escapes. This guy. Once I’m sure he’s done interrupting, I finally reply. ‘Yes, Finn, I can meet you. I will be there soon.’
“What are you laughing and smiling about?” Rafe asks in a husky voice as he comes up behind me, enclosing me in a hug.
These last few days have been amazing. If we are near each other, we&rsqu
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So many emotions rush through me as I peer at her. Her shoulders roll back as she turns to fully face me. A brilliant smile illuminates her beautiful face while a thundercloud darkens mine.Everyone appears to be frozen in their spots as I rise on wobbly feet.“Raven,” she says.“Moon goddess.” My tone is curt, nowhere near as soft and pleasing as hers was.Her lips droop into a sad smile before she breaks eye contact to look around her for the first time. As she spins in a slow circle, her hands raise, one to cover her heart and the other to her mouth.She spins back to me sharply. “What happened? What did you do?” Her tone is no longer happy but holds a scary, manic edge.I know I shouldn’t cock an attitude with the Moon goddess, but at this moment I can’t help it. My eyebrows furrow as my eyes squint at her. What kind of question is that? We are obviously in the middle of the war she refused to help with.She stalks the few steps between us as her eyes search me from head to toe. O
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It’s evening when the forest comes into view. Light reflects through the trees, and torches glow softly, giving away their location within the depths of the forest. We stop a few hundred yards away. Except for those in the back with the food supplies and the council members, the rest are all shifted into their wolves. We bring no light or sound to give us away. We prepared for this earlier at our last stop once we realized we would arrive after dark.As we come to a halt, teams shuffle around to get in position. We hope by attacking while it’s still dark out will affect how the witches fight, seeing as they have the disadvantage of not having night vision like us wolves. The wolves will see and attack just fine. I stand at the front watching the woods, looking for any movement that shows they know we are out here. A nudge at my hip diverts my attention.My hand caresses Rafe’s head. He pushes it further into my hand as I scratch behind his ear.“I’m nervous.” My voice, barely above a
