Chapter 202 1/7 AURORA The battlefield is chaotic , twisting , filled with shadows running around us , their weird motions somehow uniform , as if dancing to some unheard command .

My heart pounds fast as I let loose another burst of energy into the chaos .

The earth shakes under the force of my attack .

But its not enough .

The pack fights valiantly , their strength and resolve evident in every swing of a blade , and every clash of claws .

Yet I can feel their doubt , their hesitation .

Shes too unstable , a voice whispers behind me .

Were following someone who could lose herself at any moment , another mutters .

I clench my fists , the whispers cutting deeper than any blade .

We dont have time for this , Piper snaps , her tone razor sharp .

Standing beside Warrick , she stares hot daggers at the doubters .

Auroras the only reason were still alive .

If you cant see that , youre blind .

Chapter 202 2/7 And what if she loses control ? a wolf responds , lacing his tone .

with a thread of fear .

What happens then ? Ill tell you what happens , Dane says , pushing to the front .

Hist solid form and thick voice .

She saves us .

Because thats what shes always done .

The pack quiets , turning to look at both Dane and me .

Enough , I say , a firmness in my voice .

We dont have the luxury of doubt .

If we dont stand together , we wont stand at all .

The battle thickens , and the forces of the Nameless suddenly change and start pressing in harder .

Were holding our own , yet it feels like barely .

Each step forward becomes resistance , every victory overshadowed by another onrushing wave of the enemy .

Theyre endless , Warrick mutters , breathing quickly .

No , Dane says , gaze fixed on the horizon .

Theyre not endless .

Theyre anchored .

?

shadows

Namelesss power isnt infinite

drawing it from somewhere , a focus point , an

202 3/7 Then we destroy it , Piper says , determination hardening

Warrick counters , his tone sad

trigger a surge of energy

the

enough to destroy it , I say , trying to sound steady ,

they wont make it out in

we send ? Piper asks , her voice barely above a whisper

huddle together , lost in the impossibility of it

to rage around us , the clash of steel , cries of wounded , a reminder of what was at stake

, Warrick says suddenly , his tone

, I snapped , my

another

other way , he said , his eyes

know that as well as

the notion of anyone being taken away , or sent to

however , a

202 On the other side of the battlefield , someone marches 4/7 purposefully towards the

crackles around him , the shadows seeming to

Piper asks , her voice full of wonder and confusion

for a moment by the flickering light of

I cant pinpoint where or who it is

?! I call out ,

to see his face , and turns , his face composed , almost serene

sacrifice , he calls out above

to stop him , he

are you , please no , no ! Dane screams , his voice

too

into the dark ; with every step farther he takes , the

, all the weight of what the person said heavy upon the

Piper says ,

Chapter 202 was doing

my head around this one thing , Whosoever

says , his voice cutting through the haze of

weaken , but

, forcing myself

Lets finish this .

Consider this my little sacrifice

me like a vision and the figure fully turned to me

Its Holden .

my breath choked in my

with secrets and with guilt … are shining

I scream , The pack surrounding us has stood silent and aghast as

desperate attempts at clutching air for Chapter 202 him yet he presses ahead , sure footed

? Piper is

to make it right , Dane says back , his

, and my heart

to do this

some other way ! But its well

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