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 .

help the

off of Aurora will

take it off , Trajan growled

soldier , I snarled

and my sister and grandfather are

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

57 I gave one

leaned down , slid my hands

,

slid

waited , watching to see if the darkness would return and start stretching out from her wound

it

veins stretching out from the wound remained gray and

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

didnt do anything

lifted it and set

Nothing .

was the same

I took the necklace back and fastened it around

mean

I knew ,

turned to see Evelyn come through the door

behind her and

ran over to me

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

wrong ? she

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

? No , I

to

to figure out

until we figured out how to get these three out of danger

attacked by a monster made of shadows beneath the old Reed

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

didnt look happy to hear the news , but she

I suppose she needs me to save her life

walked over to the bed and

skin between her brows pinched into

amulet shes wearing , I said

already stopped the spread of the curse

her arms over her

Why did you call for me

wake her

57 Why ?

awfully cager ,

bottom

only one who can read the journal

Evelyn huffed .

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