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 .

hands shook , fists

whispered , a

let them die

I shouted low and harsh and weak

3/7 The scene changed , shifting and I

, her eyes wide with betrayal

she whispered

you would never

! I screamed , my voice

, and

you choose

, her

out to her , but she was gone into the

? said

you are

breathe ,

, I

This isnt real .

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

twins ran up to me , jumping

! they chorused , holding my hands

4477 I bent dowmandswept them into my embrace

because of the waumithaand

Then , darkness .

into screams as their small bodies were pulled from my

I roared after

them and their wails

onto my kness , weeping

could never save them either , the Nameless said with his

: The Chains of the Nameless I could barely breathe before another memory

hadnt been from my past it

lair , the chainssglowing bright against

, their energy sapping every ounce of

you fight ? the Nameless asked , his shadowwylform growing

will never

my vision blurred from

to ,

196 need

voice was deep , a threatening sound

nothing but a pawn ,

weak and broken

pawn .

keep on chasing you , no im

my brain , a light shone faintly there

there , every movement an effort

and it shone brighter ; its warmth cut through

in a wild display of runes before dimming again

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