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 .

? I

the grove

will cost

what will it cost ? he asks ,

, I say simply

his expression shifting from concern to something

front of me , his body a barrier between me

doing it , he

Dane .

he interrupts , his voice unyielding

arm , shaking

You cant .

will only accept someone of

care what it wants

enough

More than enough .

Lirien appears , its dark form dancing Chapter 210 4/7 flame in the

bound to Kael , it says , the sound of its voice even , but weighted

heir may heal

choice is hers and hers alone

glare Dane shoots

than a bloodline , he growls

, it is her blood which binds

her burden to bear

forward and lay

okay , I say , softly , but the

, its not , he says , his

isnt fair ,

given so much already

sting

is not about fair , I reply

about

heartbeat pulsates once more ,

, hushed and urgent

voices , ancestors speaking words

is

, little one

me in a cocoon of

bucks hard in a weird motion as

longer a figure

my

closer ,

sky , his golden eyes afire with a very familiar

Kael .

so commanding , yet

for that one moment in time

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

finish what I started

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