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 .

might help the

taking it off of Aurora

it off ,

soldier ,

my territory , and my sister and grandfather are

it starts coming back , even for an instant , the

I gave one

down , slid my

her neck , and unclasped the

slid off casily enough

the darkness would return

it didnt

out from the wound remained gray and unmoving

bed over , and laid it on her chest where her wound was the one Evelyn

do anything

, I lifted it and set it on

Nothing .

same

and fastened it around Auroras neck while Trajan

mean ? he asked

it work on her and not them ? If I knew ,

to see Evelyn come through the door

behind her and closed it

57 4/6 She ran over to me and

the back before

wrong ?

arm the one that always reminded

I do something ?

things to talk

figure out

out how to get these three out of danger

a monster made of shadows beneath the

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

, but she didnt look very worried , either

she needs me to save her life

she walked over

skin between her brows pinched into

The amulet shes

spread

arms

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

could wake her

Why ? Evelyn

seem awfully cager , Dane

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one who can read

Evelyn huffed .

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