it was, like the walls were leaning in, listening. Kael didn't look away from me and that scared me

ng I didn't know e

whispered. "Kael, just te

rustrated and exhausted and still try

it binds our land, our wolves, our magic, a

ed to a lot of ancient n

ing half-human, half-somethi

her. She deser

sted. "Then so

alone told me everythin

ration," he said. "Someone the guardian

rutally honest.

crifice? Like me?

el said quickly

ugged. "No

," Kael

rs it from us than bo

iven grabbed my arm, and

. "Maybe the guardian bowed b

sed," Kael said.

unaris, I'm not even fu

. "You're both. Fynn and Lunaris,

ictor was born,

warning he did

dizzy and tired from all that was happening. "I di

his voice steadying m

ing lit up and the guardian saw you first." Sign..... " But

I laughed once. "Per

ully your fault, it's Victor's fault. He hid the truth

"Victor has been trying to rig the ritual f

d. "And it r

guardian basically

nned. "Pre

im. That ties you to its magic, and that means Victor w

my blood. "So wh

uietly. "He won't let the nex

"No..... No way am I letting some

ce softening in a way that

et anyone

chest. Everything in me leaned toward him, like

do w

something that made him widen h

snapped up. "V

n growled. "The elde

r his breath. "W

wrist. "Elara, we'

door shut

aside, revealing a narrow sto

You have sec

tic werewolves from an ancie

." Riv

r behind us exploded open, and I

s blazing with fury and triumph. The elders

shouted. "Come

the stone doo

y tired from running. My lungs were burning so hard, my legs

tunnel was smelling so bad like old blood and fo

s this go?

Kael said. "We'll hid

re through the tunnel. That was t

wheezed. "Is it

your blood,"

s NOT b

us. Selene shoved me forward

er, circular walls, roots hang

nnel behind us glowed red, whic

d. "He's a

o a wall. "W

. We were panicking as we didn't know what to do next. Rive

us. And from the other tunnel, Victor's voice boomed,

ody." I respond