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The moment we stepped through the glowing doorway, the suffocat heat of the volcanle wasteland vanished.

Inhaled sharply, expecting the air to be thick with ash, but instead

Cool. Sweet.

It was fresh.

The shift from the fiery, smoke filled volcanic wasteland to a lush, moonlit garden was so abrupt that it took me a moment to process the change.

The scent of blooming flowers and damp earth surrounded us, and when I looked up, I saw green.

A vast garden stretched before us, bathed in soft moonlight, even though there was no visible sky. Massive trees with green leaves swayed gently in the unseen breeze, their branches entwlied to form glowing canopy. Strange flowers pulsed softly with light, and streams of water flowed between smooth stones, creating the soft sand of running water,

It was beautiful-serene in a way that felt almost unnatural after everything we had been through.

1 exhaled sharply, glancing around in disbelief.

This place was... beautiful,

It felt sacred, untouched by time.

But before I could fully take in our surroundings, a horrifying realization struck me like lightning and my entire body went stiff

I was naked."

A flush of heat crept up my neck as I slowly turned around.

Of course.

Not a single one of them looked away.

Austin, Alex, Elijah, and Isaiah stood behind me, their gazes fixed on me-not with concern, but with something else.

Something hungry.

I groaned, crossing my arms over my chest. "Seriously?"

Austin smirked, his arms crossed as he leaned against a tree. "Well, don't blame

us. Not every day we get a full moon like this."

Alex let out a low whistle. "A sight to behold, really."

Isaiah merely smirked, eyes dark with amusement, while Elijah-ever the gentleman-cleared his throat and turned away as if that could undo the last thirty

seconds.

all impossible, I grumbled, my

shirt over his head and tossed it to me. "Here. Before

the shirt and threw it over my head. It was warm, his scent wrapping around me like a second skin. The fabric was loose, reaching mid-thigh, but it

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control

of a massive hedge wall just ahead. 1k out the map

living veins, stretching high into the sky. The only visible entrance was a tall,

course," Isaiah muttered, "A

through," I

twisted and turned, leading us through narrow paths

The deeper we went, the more unnatural it

hours, we finally reached the

skeleton.

the middle of a clearing, was

knew what it was before

made my breath catch was the yamistakable silver fur still clinging to parts of it, despite the passage

A Silver Wolf.

ran down

was resting inside its open jaws, glowing

step forward, my

who

from my

who had guided

could take another step, a low rumbling sound echoed through the

shadows curling around

from the trees. And

normal creature, with antlers like

had made their nests in the twisted wood,

gleamed

took a step back, hand on

knew

had seen

lowered my

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Elijah, started, but I

"It's okay, I whispered.

lowered its head, its massive antlers Inches from my

my skin. I lifted my hand and gently touched its

strange, warm energy mished through me, like

later, the elk stepped

And

Then, just as

all

with knowing

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