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Chapter 87The Face Behind the Bars
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Returning in Reverse After Betrayal Chapter 124 The Survivor's Blueprint
The morning after my talk with Erica dawned cold and brittle. While Helena and I were elbow-deep in medical supply inventories, trying to stretch our reserves to cover the influx of Silverpine wolves and the impending raid casualties, a young scout burst into the tent, her chest heaving.“Luna! At the southern perimeter—there’s someone. A woman. She’s demanding to speak to you. Says she has crucial intelligence about the cult facilities.”I exchanged a quick glance with Helena. “A name?”“Won’t give one. But Luna…” The scout hesitated, her young face pale. “She’s… she’s marked. Recent corruption, but fading. She’s recovering, but you can smell it on her. See it in the way she moves.”A trap. The word hung unspoken between Helena and me. A cult plant, sent to sabotage the raids with false intelligence.“Or,” Helena said slowly, voicing the other
Returning in Reverse After Betrayal Chapter 123 Secrets in the Twilight
I found Erica that evening near the training grounds, sitting on a fallen log, her gaze fixed on the section of camp being hastily erected by Silverpine wolves. The sounds of unfamiliar voices and the sight of their banner—a pine tree against a silver field—made my own stomach clench with old ghosts. I sat beside her, the weight of the day settling between us.“You’re quiet,” I observed after a long moment.“They’re here,” she said, her voice flat. Not looking at me. “The pack that watched you suffer. That stood in that hall and did nothing while Leighton tortured you. That let him burn your mark.” She finally turned, her newly dulled eyes struggling to find mine. “I remember their faces. From my childhood. I remember them looking away.”“I know,” I said, the words heavy.“And you just… accepted them? Just like that?” The anger was there, simmering just under the surface. It wasn’t aimed at me. It was a clean, hot rage for the injustice, for the memory of my pain that lived in her, to
Returning in Reverse After Betrayal Chapter 122 The Rescue
I stood in the chaotic heart of camp, surrounded by problems with no easy solutions. The weight of command felt like a physical yoke. “One thing at a time,” I muttered to myself, then raised my voice. “Helena, coordinate with Silverpine’s healers. I want a joint assessment of our medical supplies and food rationing by tonight. Marcus—“I spotted him across the clearing, already barking orders at a group of newly integrated warriors. “MARCUS! Training drills! I want them running with our people by dusk!”He threw a salute without breaking his stride. “On it, Luna!”“You’re doing the thing again,” Kael said, appearing at my elbow.“What thing?”“The ‘
Returning in Reverse After Betrayal Chapter 121The Weight of the Crown
The days after the Dream Eater’s defeat were heavy with a muted exhaustion. The victory was ash in our mouths, overshadowed by Erica’s condition. The bleeding from her eyes had stopped, but the silver light of her Sight had not returned. She moved through the camp like a ghost, her eyes now perpetually distant, focused on a world only she could partially perceive, a world she described as “fractured” and “full of static.” Helena worked tirelessly, but the damage was psychic, spiritual, deep in the pathways of her gift. We had won a battle, but we feared we had lost our Seer.It was in this atmosphere of weary vigilance that the scouts reported a large contingent approaching from the south—under a banner of truce, but in numbers that set the entire camp on edge.We met them at the edge of the Black River territory; our warriors f
Returning in Reverse After Betrayal Chapter 120 The Dream-Hunt
Dawn broke, cold and colorless.The camp was a ghost of its usual self, empty of all but the essential guards. The rest of us stood assembled at the tree line bordering the western meadow.Warriors in tight formation, faces set in grim masks. Helena pressed the finished amulet into Erica’s hand—a simple silver chain from which hung a teardrop of captured moonlight, a Moonbane crystal wrapped in silver wire. It pulsed with a soft, steady rhythm.Marcus stood at the front of the strike team, his greatsword resting on his shoulder, his eyes scanning the mist-shrouded field.“Ready?” Kael’s voice was low, meant only for my ear, as he squeezed my hand.I looked at Erica, who gave me a tight, confident nod. I looked at the warriors, at the determined set of Raina’s jaw, and at the silent, watchful presence of Thorne’s rearguard on the camp walls behind us.“Ready,” I said, the word feeling both too s
Returning in Reverse After Betrayal Chapter 119 The Sacrifice Before Dawn
The sun dipped below the mountains, painting the sky in streaks of bloody red.I stood on the edge of camp, staring at the horizon where Willowbrook lay—now a graveyard, thanks to the Dream Eater.My hands shook, not from cold, but from a fear that had settled deep in my bones. Erica’s arm was still bandaged. The purple toxin had faded, but it wasn't gone.Helena’s warning echoed in my head: it might leave permanent damage to her sight.“Thinking about her?” Kael’s voice came from behind me. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me back against his chest. His warmth seeped through my armor, a welcome contrast to the chill that had little to do with the evening air.“Who else?” I leaned into him, closing my eyes.“I should’ve seen it coming. Should’ve mapped all the seals faster. We knew they were connected.”“It’s not your fault.” He kissed th
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