Chapter 305

The woods brooded a dark ocean of shadows and tangles. The air inside was damp with the faintest scent of moss and decay.

The undergrowth crashed harshly against my boots, while my every step fell with resolution and fear. Beside me, Evelyn walked wordlessly, on her face, a mask of determination, though I could glimpse tension in her facial lines.

“Keep your wits about you,” I whispered to her slowly, “We don’t know what’s coming for us.”

She silently, followed by the warriors that came with me, each of them volunteered for this mission, knowing full well the dangers.

Still, I couldn’t get rid of that nagging voice in my head which told me I was walking them into an ambush.

My thoughts drifted back to Dane, lying pale and still in his quarters. His weak voice replayed in my mind: Don’t leave me. The memory twisted my heart, guilt and frustration warring within me.

the silence. “You’re

the concern in his

defenses. “Just thinking.”

“About him?”

grip

said gently. “If anyone can fight through

about him,” Evelyn

in my throat. “Let’s hope

denser; the canopy was blotting out

I felt my heart jump. Then one of the warriors.

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