Blood Ties And Moon Fire

s never st

n it. Luca stood at the edge of a cliff, cloak fluttering behind him, the Heart of the Bloodbound glowing s

had built a small shelter near the cliffs, but sleep rarely came. Every time he closed his

sea whispered her

whispers were diffe

glowing full and crimson above. "Aria

Then, as the foam subsided, a figure emerged from the water cloa

e figure rasped, "y

grip tightening around

oice echoed like thunder in his bones. "The balance trem

mpossible. She destro

. "Not the will. Magic that ancient does not d

liffs. Luca's heartbeat thund

gleamed. "The next

. "There i

t prophecy does not rest, and desti

aves rising high into the air. The figure vanished, leaving

world wen

ca couldn't shake the echo of that voice. He sat by the fire, staring

words When the moon bleed

bi

e have m

"If the curse is searching for a vessel," he mu

re alive it felt, as if guiding him somewhere. The forest here was untouched by war anc

r than sixteen her eyes silver like Aria's, her hair dark as night. S

uca's hand pul

startled. "W

s impossible not exact, but undeniable. The same aur

ated, "a friend.

aid softly. "

blade. Moonwell. Aria'

step closer. "Where

I was a baby. The elders said I came with the tide

ded. The same nig

tly he had to shield his eyes. When he lowe

whispered. "I can feel

it," he war

light burst between them. Luca fell to his knees as visions slammed into his mind Aria's face, her final words

owing red and gold. "I saw her," she breathed. "The wom

rely a whisper. "Yo

ming down her face. "Then

mbers," Luca said softly. "An

. The sky darkened, and the dist

r chest. "It's c

No! You can fight it. You're

eir energy. The red light spread outward,

ything we

his arms. The Heart had changed no longer r

iled faintly. "Looks like the

imson once more not as a warni

r voice whispered through the wind: Y

Even if it meant facing