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174. Hid by the moon

Penulis: Hannah Uzzy
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-01-20 20:07:55

Nalini

Sleep refused me after my father vanished. I lay on the bed staring at the ceiling, every shadow feeling like a mouth about to speak. The third bond refused to quiet. It did not burn the way Myron’s did, fierce and storm-bright. It did not soothe like Timothy’s, steady and anchoring. This one… watched. It coiled low and patient, like something ancient that knew time would eventually kneel.

I pressed my palm to the glowing mark at my chest. It answered with a slow pulse—once, twice—then a sharp tug so sudden I gasped and sat upright.

“No,” I whispered. “Not now.”

The pull didn’t care.

It yanked hard enough that my wolf surged forward, claws scraping against the inside of my skin. Energy spilled out of me in a low wave, rattling the windowpanes. Somewhere down the corridor, I heard startled voices. Guards. Sentries.

I didn’t stop it.

The bond wasn’t trying to hurt me. It was trying to lead me.

I wrapped a cloak around myself and slipped out through the balcony door before my min
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