Chapter 222 DANE Only the beginning … I heard a whisper from no one I could see , I pushed it aside and looked down at Aurora .

The room had grown quiet , the kind of silence that pressed on your ears and made your pulse feel louder .

I stood near the couch where Aurora lay , her chest rising and falling steadily now .

She looked so small , so fragile .

It didnt suit her , not the Aurora I knew .

Warricks question still hung in the air .

And Idris ? Trajans response came to my head , his words having gone with me through my reflection , Gone .

But he made it clear that isnt all .

The outside beyond the packhouse stretched continuously , night clinging , refusing to go down as it howled silently within , Only the beginning … ck Day arrived to gradually scrape grey over the sky , while th shifted without making much noise .

The sense of fear taut upon their legs and inside each uttered word .

I stirred with the dawn , when the first light seeped through the window .

She opened her eyes , blinking up at me slowly .

Chapter 222 How long ? Her voice was hoarse .

Just a few hours , I said .

You needed it .

2/6 She tried to sit up , wincing as her body protested it .

I reached to steady her , but she waved me off , determination stronger than her exhaustion yet .

The grove ? Safe , I said .

For now .

Her eyes found mine , and in that instant , words werent necessary .

We didnt sleep .

Downstairs , the pack had gathered in the great hall , their faces contorted in anger , fear , and something else .

entirely to determination .

Aurora stood at the front of the room , her voice firmer now .

Idris wont stop .

Hell come back , and when he does , we need to be ready .

What do we do ? Piper asked , an edge in her voice .

stood in shadow at the far side of the room

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Sacrifice .

was the first to

have a choice

stop them now , or the

down .

her head , her

to the

on Idris together

mean now ? Warrick hiked an eyebrow , sounding so

, Aurora repeated with firmness

let it wait , we lose it

felt farther away than

returned , curling around

as the night before , but it carried a weight

emerged into the clearing

in the center , his tall

the dim light , the weight of their presence heavy in

stop us , Idris sneered , his

grove belongs

forward , her chin high , her voice steady

grove belongs to no one , she said

for this to

hand , the pendant

light spread , a shining barrier that pushed back

, hissing as if alive , and

his gaze narrowing

think this will save

about saving us

saving the

stepped forward then , his voice

his tone steady

at what youre doing

at what youve

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chased vengeance for

not

pain , for you

hit something deep

face wavered , the anger dulling for just

started to glow and pulse , the light growing

brighter , forcing

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