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Chapter 34: Lightning
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The air was bitterly cold against my skin, and it had an acrid, almost death-like scent to it. I used one of my hands to cover my nose and another to rub my goosebump-covered arms to generate some warmth. I’d been walking through this darkness for a while, afraid and completely alone. I called out a few times, first for Kiyan, then Ophelia, and even for Nicholas. But I was greeted by nothing but the deafening sound of silence. Not even my footsteps seemed to make a sound. The darkness seemed to be endless, and I had no idea in which direction I was walking nor which destination I was supposed to be making my way towards. Then suddenly, flickering in the far distance I saw a tiny shimmering white light. It felt as though the light was calling out to me, inviting me towards it. At first, I was a little cautious, slowing my pace a little just to make sure I was not seeing things. I rubbed my eyes a little and prayed that when I opened them, the light would still be there. And it was. Tha
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“I have a condition,” I said, gazing down at the ring and then into his curious grey eyes.“Name it and I’ll fulfil it,” he earnestly said.“I want to help you, Theo and Ophelia. I want to travel with you and sit in boring meetings and−”“No.”I frowned and narrowed my eyes at him before folding my arms over my chest, upset firstly by him abruptly cutting me off and then by his answer to my request.“Why not?”“It’s a safety issue Ariya. We’re going out into the real world, away from the protection of these walls. I can’t take you anywhere if I’m not guaranteed that you are safe.”I tried to understand, I really did− I was human and they were lycan. Yet, it still did nothing to convince me to change my mind. I was the person who had come up with this idea and I also wanted to see it through and be a part of this instead of finding myself locked up almost every day. But still, even after I explained this to him, he seemed hesitant to agree. And so I let out a deep sigh before shaking m
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