The ground slammed into Annabel, the force jarring her spine. She groaned, pulling herself to her knees. Around her, chunks of ice and rock littered the cavern floor, dimly illuminated by the faint blue glow of the shattered core remnants.“Elijah?” she called, her voice hoarse.“I’m here,” he answered, somewhere to her left. She followed the sound, crawling over jagged shards of ice until she spotted him. He was sprawled on the ground, gripping the obsidian blade like a lifeline.“You good?” she asked, already helping him to his feet.“No,” he admitted, his voice strained. “But I’m alive. That’s enough.”A sound echoed behind them, low and guttural. Annabel froze, her eyes darting to the source. From the shadows, a figure emerged—tattered, bleeding, but still standing. The rogue wolf.“You think this is over?” it snarled, its voice layered with fury and desperation. “You’ve only delayed what’s coming.”Annabel positioned herself between Elijah and the rogue. “You talk too much for so
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