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

it off of Aurora will end the magic thats keeping hers

dont take it off , Trajan growled

, soldier , I

and grandfather are the people

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

57 I gave one

down , slid my

neck ,

slid off casily

darkness would return and start stretching out from her

it didnt

the wound remained gray and unmoving

and laid it on her chest where her wound was the one Evelyn had cauterized with her magical light

do anything

lifted it and set it on her chest

Nothing .

the same

necklace back and fastened it around Auroras neck while Trajan

this mean

I knew , Id do something about

to see Evelyn come through the door

in behind her and closed

4/6 She ran over to me and threw her arms around

on the back before stepping out of her arms

? she asked

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

I do something ? No , I

were things to talk

figure out

we figured out how to get these

was attacked by a monster made of shadows beneath the old

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

to hear the news , but she didnt

needs me to save her life

I could explain , she walked over to the bed

brows

amulet shes wearing

already stopped the spread of the curse

arms over her

what am I even doing here ? Why did you call for me ?

could wake

Why ? Evelyn

seem awfully cager

is necessary to get to the bottom of

who

Evelyn huffed .

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