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Varian’s breathing was too shallow.Selene pressed harder against his wound, but her hands were slick with his blood, and his skin was turning an ashen gray.“No,” she whispered, panic clawing up her throat. “Stay with me.”Cassian tore off a strip of his cloak and pressed it to the wound. “We have to move. He won’t last much longer.”Selene nodded frantically, but her mind raced. They were miles from any real help, and they had no healer, no supplies.Her stomach twisted.There was only one real option.“We need to get to the Whispering Hollow,” she said.Cassian’s head snapped toward her. “Are you insane?”Selene clenched her jaw. “There’s a healer there. A powerful one.”Cassian cursed under his breath. “Yeah, and it’s also a death trap.”Selene knew the risks. The Whispering Hollow was an ancient sanctuary, hidden deep in the forest. It was said to heal the wounded… but at a price.But right now? They had no other choice.She turned to Ronan—only to find him standing apart, his ha

Pain clawed through Ronan’s body, relentless and burning, as if something inside him was unraveling and reforming all at once. He clenched his teeth, every muscle taut, but the sensation only intensified. A raw heat surged through his veins, and beneath the agony, something else stirred—something unfamiliar.He forced his eyes open.The chamber was dimly lit, the stone walls damp and cold, but none of it registered beyond the weight of the chains binding his wrists. Not just iron. Enchanted. The silver glowed faintly, pulsing in time with his heartbeat, sapping his strength. He shifted, testing their hold, but the effort sent a wave of pain radiating through his bones.A shadow moved in front of him. Elias.“You feel it, don’t you?” His voice was almost gentle, edged with something like satisfaction. “The change taking root.”Ronan forced out a breath. “Go to hell.” His voice was rough, strained, like something raw had clawed its way up his throat.Elias chuckled. “You still think you

Selene’s breath caught as Ronan collapsed, his body crumpling like a marionette with its strings severed. The room seemed to shrink around her, the flickering firelight casting grotesque shadows over his unmoving form.“No—no, no, no,” she whispered, dropping to her knees beside him. His skin was ice-cold, his pulse a faint whisper beneath her fingertips. “Ronan, stay with me.”His eyes were shut, his breathing shallow, but something was wrong. He wasn’t just unconscious—he was slipping away.“Cassian! Varian!” Selene’s voice was raw as she looked up, desperate for help.Cassian was already moving, pressing two fingers against Ronan’s throat, his jaw tightening. “He’s alive, but it’s like something’s—”“Taking him,” Varian finished grimly.Selene’s heart pounded as she turned her attention back to Ronan, her fingers brushing over the fresh marks on his chest—the scars from Elias’s magic. A cold realization settled in her gut. Elias wasn’t just trying to break Ronan. He was claiming hi

The wind howled across the cliffs, whipping Selene’s hair around her face as she stared at the woman standing before her.A crimson cloak billowed around the stranger’s tall frame, and her silver eyes glowed faintly in the moonlight. The twisted smile on her lips sent a cold shiver down Selene’s spine.No. It couldn’t be her.Selene’s fingers curled around her daggers. “You.”The woman chuckled. “Hello, little moon. It’s been a long time.”Cassian stiffened beside her, his sword raised. “Who the hell is she?”Ronan, still unsteady, shifted toward Selene as if to shield her. “You know her?”Selene’s jaw clenched. “Her name is Lyra.”A name she hadn’t spoken in years.Once, Lyra had been her mentor—an assassin who had trained Selene in the art of killing. She had taught Selene how to strike from the shadows, how to survive.And then she had betrayed her.Selene’s heart pounded. “I watched you die.”Lyra smirked. “Clearly, you didn’t watch close enough.”Cassian’s grip tightened on his b

Selene tightened her grip on the dagger at her waist, staring into the flickering firelight. The night was silent, but the weight of their next move pressed heavily on her chest. They had one chance to turn the tables on Elias, and yet every instinct screamed that walking into his trap was madness.Across from her, Ronan leaned against a tree, his breathing uneven. The shadows beneath his eyes had deepened, his skin paler than before. He was changing—Cassian saw it, Varian saw it, and deep down, Selene saw it too. But she couldn’t lose him. Not now.“We need to move before dawn,” Cassian said, his voice edged with frustration. “If we wait any longer, we’re giving Elias more time to strengthen his hold.”Ronan scoffed, his arms crossed. “And if we rush in without a plan, we’ll be walking straight into his hands.” His voice was rougher than usual, the darkness in him seeping into every word.Selene exhaled, trying to steady herself. “We’re not going in blind. We know Elias wants me aliv