Chapter 57 DANE I placed the pearl on top of the wound .

Bright light flashed again , and there was the scent of smoke and burning .

I blinked , and when I could see again , the corruption was no longer livid and dark , but gray and faded .

Aurora ? She still didnt wake .

I lifted her .

We have to get her to Blue Ridge .

Now .

I didnt let Aurora go until it I had to lay her in a cot in the infirmary and step back so the healers could look at her .

I sent Archer off to find Evelyn .

I didnt bother to try and send Trajan away .

I knew he wouldnt go , and now wasnt the time for a power struggle .

Its not as bad as the other two , Celia said .

She was one of the wolves Id sent with Piper to guard Aurora at her former home .

She wore a long gray sweater that matched the soft color of her shoulder length , wavy gray hair .

Chapter 57 Shes wearing some kind of amulet .

It stopped the spread , I said .

2/6 These shadows were picking off my family one by one .

Theyd tried to get to me .

If not for Aurora , I would be in this bed .

Shed saved me .

Esther Reed had lied .

Aurora had been telling me the truth , shed always been loyal to me .

Now she was here , just as unconscious as Piper and my grandfather .

The unfairness of it , plus my own disgust at myself , was enough to make me want to hit my knees and roar at the universe .

Do you think shell wake up ? I asked Celia .

The grandmotherly woman pressed her lips together and breathed out in a worried sigh .

I dont know , Alpha .

the others

it off of Aurora will end the magic thats keeping

off ,

soldier , I snarled

and grandfather are the people were talking about

coming back , even for an instant , the amulet goes back on Aurora , he insisted

I gave one , sharp

, slid my hands

neck , and unclasped

The necklace slid

if the darkness would return

it

stretching out from the wound remained

walked the amulet over to Piper , in the next bed over , and laid it on her chest where her wound was the one

do

lifted it and set it on her chest again

Nothing .

the same for my grandfather

it around

does this mean ? he

If I knew , Id do something about it ,

here ! I turned to see Evelyn come

in behind her and closed it

She ran over to me

, then patted her awkwardly on the

? she

birthmark on her arm the one that always reminded me how shed saved my life back

? No , I

to

figure out

out how to get these three out

monster made of shadows beneath the old Reed

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

news , but she didnt look very

she needs me to save her

could explain , she walked over to the

skin between her brows pinched into a frown

this ? The amulet shes wearing , I said

the spread of

arms over

Why did you call for me ? I still want you to do

could wake her

57 Why ? Evelyn

seem awfully cager ,

necessary to get to the bottom of everything thats been going on

one who can read the journal

Evelyn huffed .

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