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Chapter 22-Shadows and Poison

Author: Joy Heart
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-08 13:25:40

The night air was heavy, and the forest seemed too quiet. Elara sat by the window of her room, staring at the moon. Her chest rose and fell as she whispered a silent prayer. Sleep had been running away from her since the last attack.

Then, it came—the burning in her head. The vision.

Her breath caught as images flashed in her mind. She saw blood staining the ground, claws tearing through flesh, and a shadowy figure standing tall in betrayal. A voice echoed in her ears, sharp like broken glass.

“You will be betrayed by the ones closest to you.”

Elara gasped, clutching her chest. Tears blurred her eyes, but she quickly wiped them away. *No one can know. Not Damien. Not Kael. No one.* If she told them, they would only see her as a curse.

But she didn’t know that someone was already watching her.

Aria.

From the hallway, Aria’s eyes narrowed. She had come quietly, pretending to check on Elara, but what she saw made her blood run cold. Elara was glowing faintly under the moonli
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