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The Mark of the Moon

Author: Mercy Alex
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-22 02:37:16

Chapter 6

The moonlight sliced through the clouds like a silver blade, casting an eerie glow over the infirmary.

Aria sat on the edge of the bed, arms wrapped around her knees. Her body still trembled from the curse’s aftermath, but it was the silence that hurt the most.

Kael hadn’t come back.

Her wolf paced beneath her skin, anxious, restless, snarling with impatience.

"Where is he?" she whispered to the empty room.

The door creaked open. Lyra stepped in, face pale and tight.

“He’s in the war room,” she said softly. “He’s preparing.”

Aria looked up slowly. “Preparing for what?”

Lyra sat beside her, her voice low. “What’s next?”

Aria’s lip curled bitterly. “What’s next? I almost died again, Lyra. That witch she nearly ripped me apart.”

“She didn’t just try to kill you, Aria,” Lyra said, voice strained. “She exposed you.”

Aria blinked. “Exposed?”

Lyra’s gaze met hers. “She didn’t break your bond. She revealed it.”

A chill slid down Aria’s spine. “What are you saying?”

“You’re not just
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