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the Moon Fla

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s, her mouth twisted into something unreadabledisgust

e. That look coul

always had something cryptic and maddening to say. The flame had

mate was

shifted, heavy and sharp. A presence pushed th

hout his wolf form, he was a giant of a man. Six-foot-something, built like he'd been

ond f

cond flame burst from the Moon Pit, curling to

alm up. A silver cresce

mony was

bond is

and furious. He turned to

epped back like he'd been struck. Elder Malric

as spoken,

h I thought he'd shatter a toot

I felt the crack form. In the

expected Li

ially

," Malric said. He said

enched into fists. "This is a mistake. She can't even hold a

, louder than I'd ever he

allen to my knees. Instead, I stood there like

me like I'd r

aybe

s argued in hushed tones. Kade didn'

Luna-in-waiting. Clean, warm, with robes of m

At the mark that still glow

e had ch

t

aked open. Kade stepp

o my feet.

or behind him.

e for a beat that

" he said, no

ded.

nger or interestjust calculation. Lik

supposed

lood

act. Like it wasn't a threat. Like i

use

ve the Choosing. We prepared for Lira to asc

he Moon made

"I think someone tam

oing to kill me? Rip the mark off an

ok a slow step forward. "I'm

eath

hing darker, "you better learn to be useful. Fast. Because war

sleep t

very time I closed my eyes, I saw flames. Not t

. The moment her fate sl

Kade's voice.

suppose

scream shatte

right, hear

ream. And

one of the Seers fall to the courtyard ston

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rted through the mist. I saw

ore sc

think s

shouted at me to stop. I turned the cor

rs. All of

sh and flame swirling in

ned deep into the st

TWIN SH

nd grabbe

until I sa

a

" he said, voic

happ

me through the hall, fast and

ispered. "Sh

n't de

ng my face. Wolves howled in the

ow," Kade said. "S

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e

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he

they won'

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