i demanded, my voice Dembling with a mixture of

lief and rage. "You're working with the Children of the Eclipse? All

Mother remained eerily calm, as if my nutburst hadn't fazed her at ud. Beneath the flowing black veil that conrealeit her face. could almost feel her cold, calculating stare piercing through me. Her hands were folded neatly in front of her, and despite the cham surrounding us, her posture remained unnervingly crimposed.

"You're jumping to conclusions, child," she said, let tone almost patronizing, like a mother scolding a naive child who couldn't grasp the complexities of the world.

"No," 1 snapped, shaking my head as anger flared hotter in my chesYou've been playing us from the beginning. I knew there were traitors among us, but I never thought it was all of you. The Umbra Society-working with the Children? You've betrayed everything you stood for

Austin cursed under his breath, his grip tightening on his ice sword until the blade shimmered with fitry frost crystals spreading from the hilt. Beside him, Isaiah's shadow daggers grew sharper, swirling faster as his anger flared like a dark tempest. Aler's flames blazed higher, licking at the ground with an unquenchable fury, and Elijah's shield shimmered brighter, protecting us from whatever dark magic Mother might unleash. They were ready to strike, but I could sense their hesitation-none of us wanted to be the first to

attack.

Mother's veil fluttered in the wind, and though I couldn't see her face, I felt her gaze shift from me to my mates and back again The forest around us seemed to hold its breath, the usual hum of life swallowed by the suffocating tension. I fought the instinct to back down, to lower my gaze like a scolded child. Instead, I planted my feet firmly, daring her to challenge me.

», Stormi," she commanded, her voice low and firm, brooking no argument.

"Give me the map.

straining against their restraints. Their yellow, slitted eyes glared hungrily

almost like a scolding parent talking to a stubborn child. "You don't know who you're up

raising my chin defiantly. "And you're

a conviction

taken root in my soul, spreading through every fiber of my being. The power surged through me like a tidal wave, flooding every vein with

it-the connection to the lunar essence. I closed my eyes for just a moment, allowing it to flow through me, amplifying my mates" powers in the process, Moonlight radiated from my skin, bathing us in a shimmering glow that

forming barriers and spikes that encircled us protectively. Austin's ice sword elongated crystalline patterns branching out along its length like frost on glass, Elijah's shield glowed like molten silver, solidifying Into an unbreakable dome, while Alex's flames

"I love your spirit," she drawfed, her tone dripping with condescension. "But

sent a

but I forced it down, focusing on the power

1/2

Chapter 106

one gloved hand, and the Children at

stone filled

giving vou a

thing ancient and vide

map meta and walk

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255