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Chapter 109: The Enemy Within
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Forbidden Bonds: Secrets of the Alpha's Mate Chapter 110: Fractures and Fusions
Lyra's POVReality crumbled around us like broken glass as my darker self and I faced each other across the chasm of our choices. Above us, the merged worlds ground against each other with sounds that shouldn't exist, threatening to tear apart anyone caught in their collision."You know what's coming," I said, watching her face for any sign of the person she used to be. "The Void isn't just attacking one reality anymore. It's using these mergers to consume everything."She laughed, but the sound held more pain than mirth. "Let it. At least oblivion is honest about what it wants."A scream cut through our standoff – someone caught between realities as they shifted. Through the twisted landscape, I saw a family being pulled apart as different versions of their world tried to reclaim them.Without thinking, both my darker self and I reached out with our power, stabilizing the space around the victims. For a moment, we moved in perfect sync, our abilities complementing each other in ways
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Lyra's POVExisting everywhere and nowhere was like drowning in an ocean of possibilities. Each moment, I experienced a thousand different versions of reality, each one as real and immediate as the last. In one, I watched Xander lead our pack against a Void incursion. In another, I saw Luna mastering powers that shouldn't exist. In yet another, I witnessed our entire world consumed by entropy."Focus," I whispered to myself, trying to center my consciousness in our primary reality - the one where my physical body lay protected in the heart of the pack house, watched over by shifts of loyal wolves.Through my fractured perception, I saw Xander in the war room, struggling with decisions that would affect everyone's survival. The strain of leading without my direct input showed in the new lines on his face, in the way his primal form rippled closer to the surface than ever before."The northern border needs reinforcement," Elena argued, pointing to tactical displays. "The HDI's withdrawa
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