coming,

y mind like a curse she

er aching and my abdomen wrapped tight to pro

s co

h

e. He stood like a statue near the window, staring into the forest be

atching you for a while now,you seems worried

eyes dark

ed to

, dragging a chair closer

as steadier than I felt. "You'

n't de

mitted. "A woman from my pa

clenched.

Serafina. She was obsessed with me. Claimed the Moon Go

. "What h

line. She thought if she got pregnant

did yo

cly. Brutally. I didn'

skipped.

n childbirth. Then my mother fell sick out of nowhere. No healer could save her."that is the reason why

ain-with me."you taught she will hur

But the curse didn't lift. And now you're carrying my child.whic

is Luca working with her,Do you

d through his hair. "But if

efend ourselves from anything,and I can see you are bra

came at

recovering fast,yes I am Mateo thank you I said faking a smile.dante Amara

mall vial of black liquid and a piece of parch

s it?"

how Luca knew about the baby. He used my bloo

. "So Serafina

Mateo added. "Either

d to bring in the witches' council. If she's

eave. But before he could reach the door, a gu

om wen

hts fli

th

d and eerie, whispe

ate, A

went out

antly, shielding

and reached

lightning l

the foot of my

afi

made your skin crawl. Hair like spilled i

so dramatic, Da

g in front of me. "

n wards and a blood oath

mocking. "And this must be the li

er yours," D

. "You thought rejecting her would save her?

What does

eans your child will carry it.

I ga

but she vanished before he touched

s flicker

was

cho of her laughter-and the l

heartbeat wild. "She s

s comm. "I'm getting the High W

is hands shaking. "We h

I whi

," he said. "But

ll

nd with blood. To break it, we n

d. "You

We have to k

t him, my

ur child," he said fiercely. "Even if i

bond between us pulsi

ether," I said.

pressing his f

d breathe-another

d it. His fac

it?" Da

ed up, voi

eastern village... it's

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