Chapter 339

Tears lined my cheeks as I watched him sleep, and I didn’t even know when I fell asleep.

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The pale dawn rays creeping through the curtains stirred me awake, my hand instinctively reaching for Dane’s warmth. My hand touched a cool, empty sheet, and that realization jolted met fully awake. “Dane?” I called softly, sitting up and scanning the room. The silence was unnerving.

Putting on my robe, I ran to the door, my heart racing. The packhouse was abuzz with energy, a chaotic mix of shouts and hurried steps. My unease only deepened as I entered the hall.

“Where’s Dane?” I asked the first guard I saw.

The guard, wide–eyed and tense, stuttered, “I don’t know, Luna. But something’s happening near the main gates.”

I could press for details, a loud voice

the stairs, Rowan was waiting, his face pale but determined. “It’s Dane,” he said, his grip tight

“What do you

the gates, where a small crowd had gathered.

way past him, heart racing. Outside,

heads but only cemented the feeling of foreboding. Trajan met me halfway, his face

“What’s happening?” I asked.

gates were open with a crack this morning. One of the guards swore

caught.

piece of crumpled paper in his hand. “We found this

scrawled words froze my blood: I can’t let this go on. I’ll find a way

I whispered, clenching the

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