Chapter 210 AURORA A monster steps out from behind the trees , green fire ablaze in his eyes .

Your choice , it said , Comes at a greater cost than you know .

It then vanished , the trees heartbeat is synchronized with my own and the light which spills out of it pours across the clearing , casting long , wavy shadows against the twisting roots that moved like snake around its base .

The pulse of its life is weirdly soothing , and yet the air is stretched tight over the threat of a storm .

I take one step closer and the pendant around my chest stirs weakly .

The nearer I am , the heavier my limbs ; its as if the grove weighed me down .

Everything here was so scary , my heart kept beating fast .

Behind me , Dane shifts noiselessly .

The sound is soothing , reassuring .

His hand brushes closely enough past mine the slightest flash of comfort .

Then what I saw was a sight to behold .

Chapter 210 Beautiful .

2/7 The light of the heart is hypnotic , an ethereal glow seeming to carry with it the weight of eternity .

Yet while looking at it , I feel something deeper , a pull , a connection .

Its energy calls to me , not just offering answers but something more .

Power .

The pendant on my chest hums gently , its cracked surface reflecting the glow of the heart .

For one instant , the two lights have combined , and a vision sweeps over me .

I see the grove restored : its roots vital , its silver trees humming with life as their glowing fruit is untainted by corruption .

The pack is thriving , with laughter and unity , their voices carrying across the forest .

Then the vision darkens .

I see myself , or what remains of me , tied with the roots of the tree .

My essence is absorbed , feeding the groves renewal .

Im gone , a shadow in its legacy , my name whispered only in passing .

The vision fades , leaving me trembling .

Chapter 210 317 Aurora ? Danes voice pulls me back .

Hes standing close now , his brow furrowed with concern .

you see ? I hesitated ,

if I restore the grove ,

it will cost

what will it cost ? he asks , his tone sharp with

I say

tightens , his expression shifting from concern to

of me , his body a barrier between me and the heart

youre not doing it , he says

Dane .

to make a sacrifice , he interrupts , his voice

his arm , shaking my head

You cant .

only accept someone of Kaels bloodline

it

done enough , Aurora

More than enough .

its dark form

it says ,

may heal

hers and

Dane shoots Lirien is

a bloodline , he growls

blood which binds her to this place , Lirien

is her burden to bear

step forward and lay my hand

softly ,

, its not , he says , his voice

isnt fair ,

given so much already

sting of unshed tears in my eyes

fair ,

about

once more , a

and urgent , calling me nearer to it

words to guide and

what is

little one

210 and then engulfs me in a cocoon of pure brilliance

surface bucks hard in a weird motion as my fingers

longer a figure standing at

my

, features now well defined

completely black as the midnight sky ,

Kael .

power , so commanding ,

for that one moment in time , it ceases

this , child , he says in that deep , masculine voice

finish what I started

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