Chapter 0767 It does her good, I know, to see her daughter so loved when she's not around to do it.

My dad inhales sharply through his nose when we step close and I shift my gaze to him. "Things are complicated, Ariel, but we need to -"

He gasps mid-sentence - we all do - as a huge sound breaks through the air, something loud and horrible soaring through the air over our heads. I gasp and clutch Jackson's shirt in my hands, and he wraps his arm more firmly around me, one hand tucked behind my head. We all turn towards the sound as it passes us and then wait a beat before -

BOOM.

A huge explosion sounds somewhere in the distance, but obviously on our side. Clearly, the attack has begun.

I snap my head to my father to see him pale, his jaw set. "Roger," he snarls, a command.

"On it," Roger says, striding away, tugging Cora with him as he goes, unwilling to be away from her any more than he has to.

is missing, who is about to ask his eldest daughter to risk her life. "Whatever you need, dad," I say, taking as much of a step forward as I can, wrapped in Jackson's arms as I am. Jackson moves forward with me, understanding the gesture. "I'll do whatever you need." Mom raises her hand to dad's shoulder, her whole heart in her eyes as she looks up into her mate's face. "We're running low on resources, Ari," dad murmurs, dropping his hand and looking me in the eyes. "It's - it's dire. Moon Valley has incredible technology but...we're just so much smaller than Atalaxia. They just have more - more weapons, more people. You may be the only thing left in our arsenal that can tilt this battle - this war - in our favor. Especially

nod, swallowing as

and strangling his voice in a way I've never heard before.

okay? I'm here. I want to be here." Onod, looking up at him, my whole heart in my own eyes now. "This is my nation

don't know what this world did to deserve you, Ariel," he murmurs, pressing

wel

be

and fear about what's to come, and worry about...about whether or not I can do this. Whether

he and Cora stepping

his grip on me,

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