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 , I

taking it off of Aurora will end

it off ,

, soldier ,

, and my sister and grandfather

coming back , even for an instant , the amulet

I gave one

leaned down , slid

, and unclasped the chain

The necklace slid off casily

would return and start stretching out from her wound

, it

the

over to Piper , in the next bed over , and laid it on her chest where her wound was the one Evelyn had cauterized with

didnt do

set it

Nothing .

the same for my

I took the necklace back and fastened it around Auroras neck while Trajan propped

does this mean ? he asked

on her and not them ? If I knew ,

Im here ! I turned to see Evelyn come

her and

She ran over to me and threw her arms

then patted her awkwardly on the back before stepping out of her

wrong ? she

the one that always reminded me how shed saved

I do something ? No

to talk

figure

not until we figured out how to get these three out of danger

was attacked by a monster made of shadows beneath the old Reed pack

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

didnt look happy to hear the news , but she didnt look very worried ,

? Then I suppose she needs me to

she walked over to the

skin between her brows pinched into a

amulet shes

the spread

crossed her arms over

call for me ? I still want

could wake

57 Why ?

seem awfully cager

is necessary to get to the bottom of everything

the only one who can read the journal

Evelyn huffed .

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