dim alleys, Adrian's fitted suit w

ion, Selena took the lead,

he wet pavement and her breath coming in

ailants behind them beca

Keep up," over

hazel eyes searching the shadowy

s?" With a shaky yet fu

said forcefully. "They are c

though the events of the night might o

Selena stopped suddenly

unwavering as h

o that. That'

behind them before Adrian co

oed down the alley as

ce as she shoved Adrian a

humanoid shadows

fluid as their blazing eye

r sword engraved with complex s

he said in a s

t thing, her sword cutting through t

e shadow dissolved into a puff

ide with fear as sh

g on, Adrian

n't know," in an a

hink we

r as she mercilessly elimin

back to them as the last of th

to keep

ultimately arriving at a deser

em inside, Selen

light coming through broken win

ld buy us some time," as s

ragged and her se

ep forward, his

I require

e those items? Why a

as defensive, but

oss. I was meant

ows, working for a mu

attracted to powe

as one of astonishmen

I am is a

aining smile forme

ou are mor

ng family that has been ina

ne or somethin

defensively, Chloe

oes that me

rget," Selena said

t stop until they

pinning, he ran a h

I stop

ps considering what

n. It's the only location

way off, and the tr

eyes. "And why sh

her eyes. "Because without

weight of her words

racing as he rested a

encing, the unwavering feeling that his life was goin

swered, "Fine,"

you. However, Ch

e jaw, Selena no

at sunrise. Take

er in the warehouse and made impro

was evident as she he

e we really

a comforting hand. "W

mind kept returning to the sigh

the dark forest all seemed like parts o

warehouse, her blade lying on

, her gaze focu

changed their life in a few

she had the secret to comprehe

st rays of light came in t

s ti

into the unknown, the cit

e lead, moving

after, their uneasiness i

thick forests and ba

ng, her concentra

rled, questions r

nable to contain

where are

rutable when she

Crest. You can discover the a

e word. He was unable to pinpoi

will I f

grief in Selena's eye

about who

these dark areas? Are they

tempt," Selen

afe. It's the only location

f an expansive woodland

reating a natural barrier, th

ped and loo

here's no going back

you r

n hardened as he met

by mystery as they entered

suffocating as the

ensed a glimmer of opt

ssly. There was a sense of fate a

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