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Chapter 13

Author: Priscilla
last update publish date: 2026-03-27 22:03:59

ELENA'S POV

Seraphine helped me off the floor and into the chair by the window.

She didn't say anything for a full minute. Just stood beside me with one hand on my shoulder while my breathing evened out and the shaking in my hands gradually slowed to something manageable.

The others in the room had gone quiet. Even Ryker, who had come back inside at some point during the training session, was still. Watching without watching, the way people did when they understood something significant had jus
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    ELENA'S POV"Tell me what to do," I said. "Right now. Tell me everything."Seraphine didn't stop her compressions. "The ritual requires your blood as the base catalyst. But not just drops this time. You need to push your power through it consciously. Direct it into her heart and force it to restart.""I don't know how to do that.""You killed two vampires three hours ago without training.""That was instinct. That was anger….""Then find something to be angry about," Seraphine snapped. "Because she has forty seconds."I grabbed the silver dagger from my hip and sliced across my palm.The blood rose immediately, and this time I felt it differently. Not just warmth. Something alive. Something that recognized the blade and the intention behind it and responded like it had been waiting to be called."Now what?" I demanded."Put your bleeding hand over her heart. Don't touch her chest. Hold it above. And push. Like you're forcing something through a locked door."I pressed my bleeding pal

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