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The weight of Betrayal

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Morgana stood in the center of the clearing, her black robes swirling with the unnatural wind she had summoned. The ground beneath her glowed with the sickly green light of her ritual circle, pulsing in time with the incantations she murmured.

Lily clung to my arm, her breath coming in short, fearful gasps. I could feel her terror, but I couldn’t take my eyes off Morgana. The power radiating from her was unlike anything I had ever encountered; it was raw, chaotic, and utterly lethal.

“Do you see now, Alex?” Morgana said, her voice rising above the howling wind. “Do you see what happens when promises are broken?”

“What the hell are you talking about?” I growled, stepping in front of Lily protectively.

Morgana’s eyes gleamed, and a cruel smile curved her lips. “Oh, you don’t know, do you? Of course, you wouldn’t. Your parents wouldn’t have wanted their precious son burdened with the truth.”

“Truth about what?” Lily asked, her voice shaking but steady enough to cut through the
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