Chapter 196 DANE 1/7 I sat in my cell , feeling the sick glow of its walls pulse in time with the pounding of my head .

Heavy , my limbs were dead , it was as if even my body was too much for me to handle , too much weight in the world .

Then the air changed .

Chilled and different , the weight of the Nameless filled the air .

He laughed low , and twisted my stomach .

Ah , Dane , his voice disturbed my ears .

Shall we begin ? I didnt answer .

My jaw was held tight , face fixed into the burning shadows in front of me .

Youve held up admirably , the Nameless went on , his voice showing mockery .

But no one resists me forever .

Lets see how far you can bend before you break .

It darkened and darkened , until it swallowed me whole .

And then , the memories started .

Memory One : The Day I Lost My Family I was back in the woods behind my childhood home .

Heavy smoke filled the air ; the sharp smell of burning wood and flesh Chapter 196 suffocating .

Dane ! my mothers voice came in panicked desperation .

2/7 I ran toward the sound because heavy legs , like moving through quicksand , flamed around me , the screams of my pack everywhere .

I found her at the edge of the clearing .

Her body was laying over my younger sister .

Soaked in blood her dress was covered and her breathing shallow .

Run , she whispered , eyes glassy yet fierce , Run , and dont look back .

Frozen , my heart pounding in my ears , I said , No , I can save you ! You cant , she said , her voice shattered .

Dane , please .

Protect her .

But before I even had time to move , the shadow creatures descended ripping through the scene with ruthless efficiency .

I screamed , but no sound came forth .

The memory dissolved , leaving me gasping in the present .

shook , fists

, a voice of venom

them

! I shouted low and

The scene changed , shifting and I was on a cliff

stood before me , her eyes wide

whispered , her voice breaking

never

no choice ! I screamed , my voice shattering

she said , and her

you choose

truth , her words fell

into the night

said

you are a

myself to breathe , closing

isnt real ,

This isnt real .

The Children I was in the Broken Ridge packhouse , surrounded by

me , jumping from ear

, holding my hands between

dowmandswept them

felt so reall because of

Then , darkness .

into screams as their small bodies were

roared after them

their wails went

onto my kness , weeping without control

could never save them either , the Nameless said with his tone

Nameless I could barely breathe before another memory came crashing down on me This was another memory

been from my past it was now

the Namelesss lair , the chainssglowing bright against

their energy sapping every ounce of

you fight ? the Nameless asked

never win

, my vision blurred from tears ,

I have to , I

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laughed ; his voice was deep , a threatening sound that seemed to echo

a pawn , he

weak and

pawn .

chasing you , no im too smart and omniscient for that Then something

to be , for the Nameless still laughed in my brain , a light shone faintly there in

, every movement

shone brighter ; its warmth cut through cold darkness

flared in a wild display

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