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pray. The same

her face alight with

amazing, Sar

s. It wasn't a dream. It was rea

in. Ethan from the sea,

n Alpha' s Luna, a position of perceived power and glamour, flick

she murmured, a new kind

Jessica didn't look away. She took a step t

," sh

at me, his expressio

... it was still so vivid. But the memory of Marcus, his suffocati

en Marcus. Good.

world was unknown, perhaps harsh in its own way,

yes, but was there something else? A flicker

my voice surprisingly st

s what I hoped for. Anyth

silent acknowledgment. He

s Marcus, laughing at something he

ards Ethan a

until we were at

resonant, like the tide. "The Tide-Bound Vow.

, a single, perfect pearl s

arned. "But you will be saf

hoed in the empty

k the

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l in my hand, through my veins. The water n

older than time. The pearl pulsed in my hand, brighter and brighter, u

w. My key to surv

bond f