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I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING FELT DIFFERENT

Penulis: Ray Nhedicta
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Chapter 39

Nyx

There was a knock on the door and we both tensed.

"It's me," Finn's voice came through. "Can I come in?"

"Yeah," Alex called.

Finn opened the door and stepped inside, he looked exhausted. There was blood on his shirt but he didn't seem injured.

"Lyra wants to see you both," he said. "Now."

"Can't it wait?" I asked. "Alex is hurt."

"I'm fine," Alex said. He stood up carefully. "Let's get this over with."

We followed Finn back through the village, people were cleaning up from the fight. Repairing damaged houses, tending to the wounded.

Everyone we passed stopped to stare at me, but this time it wasn't fear in their eyes.

It was awe.

Lyra was in her house with her inner circle, they all looked up when we entered.

"Sit," Lyra said.

We sat.

Lyra studied both of us for a long moment. "What you did tonight changes everything. You showed power that I've only read about in ancient texts. You didn't just stop those wolves. You froze them. Completely immobilized them while leaving
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