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

taking it off of Aurora will

dont take it off

, I snarled

and grandfather are the people

it starts coming back , even for an instant , the amulet goes back on Aurora

I gave one , sharp nod

, slid

behind her neck ,

slid off casily enough

if the darkness would return and start stretching out from her wound

, it didnt

stretching out from the wound remained gray

the next bed over , and laid it on her chest

didnt do

I lifted it and set

Nothing .

was the same

necklace back and fastened it around Auroras neck while

does this mean ?

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

Im here ! I turned to see Evelyn come

in behind her and closed it quietly

me

the back before stepping out of

?

with big eyes and rubbed the crescent birthmark on her arm the one that always reminded me how shed saved my life back when

something ? No , I said

were things to

figure out

until we figured out how to

attacked by a monster made of shadows beneath the old Reed

Evelyns eyebrows rose .

to hear the news , but she didnt look

I suppose she needs me to

explain , she walked over to

brows pinched

this ? The amulet shes wearing , I

stopped the spread

crossed her arms over her chest

here ? Why did you call for me ? I still want you

wake

Why ? Evelyn snapped

seem awfully cager ,

is necessary to get to the bottom of everything thats been going

who can read

Evelyn huffed .

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