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Chapter 572 Ashes in the Blood

Author: Judith GW
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Scarlett

I wake to the faintest grit between my fingers.

A dusting of ash that clings to my skin like a memory I can’t quite grasp.

It drifts around me in slow spirals, almost weightless, as if the forest itself is breathing, restless and unsettled.

The air tastes sharp, like smoke without fire, and my veins pulse with it, humming with a magic that’s no longer just mine.

My eyes snap open. The camp is quiet, but the dust refuses to settle, swirling in the golden morning light like tiny embers caught in a breeze.

I blink, trying to focus, and then it hits me. This is no ordinary ash. It’s part of me now. Part of whatever ancient entity is stirring beneath my skin.

I sit up slowly, muscles stiff from restless sleep.

Erik is already awake, head propped up on one arm, watching me.

His expression is calm, but his eyes hold that familiar worry.

Still, he’s as steady as stone beneath my chaos, and I crave it like breath.

The weight of what’s happening presses against my chest.

A pressure tha
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