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Chapter 9 Into the Heart of Darkness
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Morning unfurled across the forest, yet the unease of the night before had not left Luna. The clearing buzzed with life as she stepped out of her tent. The serious, hushed tones of Alec and Kade's exchange filled the air. Jax was a little farther away, sharpening the blade of a knife while watching the perimeter; it was a ritual that had always seemed to calm him when it felt like trouble was brewing.Luna felt considerably weighted down by what she had talked to Jax about the previous night. His vision of that forest burning, her vanishing, gnawed on the inside of her like an insistent whisper of doom. As much as she wanted to dismiss it, the fear of a ritual getting out of hand bore down on her."Morning." Alec's voice interrupted her thoughts as he stood some distance away, offering her a reassuring smile. "How do you fare?" Luna half-heartedly ducked her head, trying to shake off her anxiety. "I didn't sleep much.""None of us did," Alec said, unsparingly. He waved his hand towar
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And the figure behind him radiated a terrifying power sweeping across the clearing, so that the very ground beneath Luna shuddered. She couldn't comprehend what she had actually seen. This one was not like the other Nightborne; she felt it was different: larger, more imposing; its aura crackled with the weight of ancient, dark energy.Alec was just managing to get back on his feet, his breath ragged. He looked up at the creature towering over him, and for the first time since Luna had seen him, real fear spread across his face."What the hell is that?" Jax growled as he stepped beside Luna, his knife still drawn but his body manned and tense, ready to act.Kade lay on the ground at the edge of the clearing, trying to stand. He bellowed, "That's no ordinary Nightborne. It's their alpha.""Their alpha?" squeaked Luna, her heart thumping against her ribcage.Jax clenched his jaw and stepped forward. "I've never seen one this powerful. We need to get Alec away from it, now!"But Alec did
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