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ror did

er damp hair clinging to her skin. Moonlight spilled through the high window

aint but glowing - like it h

brushed th

st a curse.

like...

e ritual. Little flashes, like broken film ree

in a language she didn't know. A bloodstained l

ing silver eyes staring at her as she was hidden benea

ir was thick with heat, and her heart was hammering in her chest. This w

ing po

ing fo

terrupted

's voice came through

er eyes. "De

stepped in, eyes sweeping ove

mean to

lling the robe tighter around her.

window, keeping his back

d her head. "Do

s know you've awakened. They've

pped. "So now I'm pub

toward her. "But th

d before she could stop h

rowed. "What

dn't remember. And a symbol... carved into a stone alt

xpressio

" he said, his voice rough. "That symbol

she whi

elf. They were accused of treason... of practicing dark mag

ard. "And what if I'

swer. He did

e told her

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dow, fists clenched so tightly his knuckles turned whi

rried

rried

es neither of the

and stood beside him. "Wh

ed. And something flickered in his ey

silver eyes," he said s

she whi

wering his voice. "Th

d. "What d

The mark... it connects you to more than just me. It connects you to the b

ened. "So I'm not jus

dropping to a rasp. "You might be..

eath c

lame, meant to awaken when the moon is closest to death. Whe

ouse," she argued. "I was raise

de said. "You

wisted in her st

re. Someone who wanted to kee

g to breathe, but the r

d. "I don't want to be some

who might burn down the entire kingdom

understanding, resistance cla

.. a

n the

h

and the mark on her shoulder f

aid sharply.

ppening-?"

hot, ancient, and untamed. The

n the shadows - feminine, cloak

daughter of betrayal.

s heart

the phantom, growling low.

oft, mournful. "She is mor

it va

ght re

k to the fl

l was that?"

side her. "Your blood. It's

de, lips trembling. "I'm n

anymore," he said softl

blin

irst time, sh