Eclipse Of The Heart: A Second Dawn

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ch flickering on the wall, painting Jarek's face in jagged

ut," he says,

kicks-weak, but there. Relie

oulder. "Move," she orders Jarek, kneeling beside me. Her finger

fast, the room spin

hollowed horn from her bag, pre

artbeat. Then-a second rhythm, softer, layered beneath

gleam. "Cele

oes rig

at mean?" I c

up... their father wasn

ger's eyes, glowing unnaturally blue in

to the chamber entrance, fists

-star-born. Their power's dormant now, but Bloodmoon'

veins. "How

ey want me. I stole their ritual texts.

tters. My voice s

in his amber eyes. "I didn'

rounding. "We need to get you to the sacred grov

exit. "Bloodmoon will t

Mara snaps. "The more it awake

umming beneath their pulse. I stand, l

aw tighte

The words erupt, raw. "Th

Then he n

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leads, axe in hand. Mara grips my arm, her breath labored. The pup's heartbe

air shifts-rotten berries

behind a bould

trees, their pelts matted wit

lip. "Jarek," she purrs. "Alpha's offering a

s. "You'll

night. Mara mutters a spell, hurling herbs that explode into blinding smok

s past Jarek,

ks against his temple. He stumbles. Mar

she s

ter, his face streaked with

branches twisted into a canopy. Mara chants, pressing her palm to t

e celestial chime fa

e, clutching a gash on his ar

the moss, my hands on my stomach.

e ans

vy-Bloodmoon will n

s whisper protection