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 others , I said

I dont know if taking it off of Aurora will end the

take it off , Trajan growled

soldier , I snarled back

my sister and grandfather are the people were talking about

an instant , the amulet goes back on Aurora ,

57 I gave one , sharp nod

I leaned down , slid my hands

behind her neck ,

slid off

to see if the darkness would return

, it didnt

the wound remained gray and

, in the next bed over , and laid it on her chest where her wound was

didnt do

lifted it and set it on her chest

Nothing .

same for my grandfather

and fastened it

does this mean ? he asked

on her and not them ? If I knew , Id do something about it

turned to see Evelyn come through the door

behind her and

4/6 She ran over to me and

awkwardly on the back before stepping

?

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

something ? No , I said

to talk

figure

we figured out how to get these three out

made of shadows beneath the old Reed

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

didnt look happy to hear the news , but she didnt

she needs me to save her

could explain , she walked over to the

perfect skin between her brows pinched into

shes wearing

spread of the curse

arms over her chest

here ? Why did you call

wake

Why ? Evelyn

seem awfully cager ,

is necessary to get to the bottom of

only one who can read the journal

Evelyn huffed .

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