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's shoulder, not in pain anymor

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arpening his blade with slow, deliberate strokes. W

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reason to spill it. Your mark, Avelyn-it didn't j

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didn't just survive the bond. You altere

replied, but her vo

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odthorne estate smoldered in the distance, banners in f

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turned

light and sorrow. Eyes like galaxies. A

e Moonborn whispered. "Too s

speak, but the g

is prophecy's debt. You bent fate.

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velyn asked ag

was already fadin

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the Re

lungs seizing

tightly, kneeling besid

his tunic. "I saw

over the ro

is a warning. The bond seal

Damien asked

ut she said some

s whitened on

If the cost is to be decided, I won'

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e space. Warriors lined the walls. At the front stood Damien and Avelyn, faci

ce hard, eyes steady, "but as a man who's seen

an through

d it. That if I find my Luna, I will fall. But I say

rriors. Silence from

ha Rayden. "She's a rogue. A mistake. A

t I chose to stay. I faced the Trial. You tried to break the bond,

the crimson thread means. It means the bond came before

t die, or the

ce was iron.

s narrowed.

swer

red like a blade again

– The Watch

ed around a stone etched with faded runes. The a

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could walk away fr

n you told the council you would

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added. "Make the packs feel less provoked. B

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et hi

because it k

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pping his hand tightly.

mark stayed. Even when I lied to them, told them I'd never tak

ut a shak

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leaned in, pressing

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cheeks. "You won't d

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