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39. A Deal with the Dragon
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2025-03-19 21:40:35"It will take more than a gold bar to get you a truck full of Mercury," The Lady replied, her voice silky smooth despite the hardness of her words. Emma caught the flicker of surprise that crossed the woman's face—a brief widening of those eyes before her features settled back into practiced neutrality. The Lady's perfectly manicured fingers tapped once, twice against the polished table, betraying her interest despite her cool demeanor.
Steve leaned forward, the leather of his jacket creaking softly. His jawline, usually set with stubborn determination, looked even more pronounced under the dim lighting of the high-end restaurant. "I am willing to pay whatever it takes," he replied, his voice low but carrying the unmistakable authority of an Alpha. The desperation in his eyes belied his confident tone—Emma had never seen him this vulnerable, this willing to negotiate.
The chandelier light caught on The Lady's diamond earrings as she tilted her head, studyin
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The Healer's Bond 256. IN HIS BODY AND MIND.
"Is there a point to all this?" Adam said as soon as he found his voice."Yes, darling," Priscillia said as she took another bite from her apple. The three naked nymphs stood obediently behind Priscillia and their presence made Adam very nervous."There is great power locked in this body and mind of yours and we need to unlock it," Terra replied.The response made no sense to him and the more he wracked his brain to give him a sensible answer the more confused he got."And you need them to do it?" Adam asked as he nervously glanced at the nymphs who kept looking at him like he was dinner."Well, they are part of the experiment and we are not even sure if it will work," Priscillia replied."But that's part of the fun," Terra said with an almost deranged smile on her face.Adam gulped as he looked from the Succubus to the woman he had had history with and her clearly aroused group of nymphs.His stomach grumbled loudly and he was reminded that he had not had any food for a while. His mo
The Healer's Bond 255. Wanderer
She had lost count of how many villages she had passed. She had lost count of the miles she had walked. She felt no fear, not anymore, and she she was not tired in any way.The snow almost reached her knees as she walked on. For the first time in a long journey, Sophia finally had somewhere to go. Although she was sure that no one was going to welcome her with open hands.Not after all she had done to this world. Still, she moved on. The wind blew coldly against her skin but she did not feel it. A human would have dropped dead from the cold alon. No one could survive here.Still, she moved on. Her destination was Sterling Creek and she was curious as to how Emma would react when they eventually met."She is going to kill you," A voice said to her as she walked. She rolled her eyes and shook her head slightly but said nothing."After all the things you did to her and to this world, she is not going to accept you with open arms," The voice continued.Sophia walked on without a word."S
The Healer's Bond 254. A Season of Thaw
The first morning after the fall of the Frost Sovereign arrived in quiet layers—sunlight dripping like honey over the thawing pines, golden birdsong tentatively filling the air like a tentative apology. Emma stood on the veranda of the old Council House, bundled in a light fur coat, her breath forming harmless clouds in the crisp but warming air. For the first time in weeks, she could feel the warmth on her skin—not the internal fire of her Ember Heart, but real, true warmth from the sky.Sterling Creek was healing.The war was over.But recovery was a different kind of battle.Beneath her, the pack grounds buzzed with motion—children laughing as they splashed in muddy puddles, warriors dragging broken beams from damaged homes, and the scent of baking bread drifting out from makeshift ovens. She could hear the low creak of wooden wheels as carts loaded with supplies rattled past. Not long ago, this entire valley had been encased in ice.Emma’s gaze drifted toward the place where the H
The Healer's Bond 253. THE FROSTBLOODED GOD
Emma leaned forward, pressing her forehead to his. “I don’t know what the final trial is.”“I do,” Steve said. His voice dropped, barely audible. “It’s him. The Frost Sovereign. The Citadel’s guardian. He won’t send another monster. He is the final monster.”She closed her eyes, letting the truth settle between them.Then Steve whispered, “And I’ll be right beside you when you face him.”Emma nodded.Her voice, when it came, was a whisper of flame: “Then we face him together.”And somewhere above them, the Sovereign felt her resolve.And smiled.The doors to the Trial Chamber groaned open—tall enough to admit a giant, etched with runes so old they pulsed like a heartbeat. Emma walked forward, flanked by Steve, Marcus, Long, and Sarah. The cold here was ancient. It wasn’t weather. It was memory.The room was carved from clear crystal ice, endlessly tall, ringed with jagged pillars that resembled frozen lightning. At its heart stood a solitary figure, back turned, robed in white so pure
The Healer's Bond 252. A FLAME IN THE FROST
Emma stood in the silent chamber where the fourth trial had ended, her breath coming in slow, controlled bursts. The frost-bitten stone beneath her boots sizzled faintly from the heat she hadn't realized she was still giving off. Her hands trembled—whether from exhaustion or lingering adrenaline, she couldn’t tell.She’d survived.Barely.Her Ember Heart pulsed with residual energy, quiet now, like a volcano gone still after the eruption. But it wasn’t peace. It was waiting.She touched her chest lightly, just above her sternum. The pendant Marcus had given her—now cracked, half-melted—hung limply, unable to contain what had awakened inside her.“What was that?” Sarah whispered beside her, the awe in her voice nearly swallowed by the thick frost clinging to the chamber walls. “Emma… I’ve never seen you like that. That wasn’t medicine. That wasn’t logic. That was—”“Fire,” Emma said quietly, swallowing. “Not the kind you see in a camp or a lab. It felt… ancient.”Marcus approached fro
The Healer's Bond 251. THE HEART OF FROSTFIRE
“Are you ready?” his voice rumbled, ancient and broken. “No,” Emma said truthfully, “but I will fight anyway.” The battle began without warning. He lunged with inhuman speed, swinging a jagged glaive wreathed in frost. Emma ducked, rolled, and countered with a burst of flame from her hands. The heat cracked the floor beneath her feet, but he raised his arm, absorbing the blast with his armor. Ice crawled over her shoulder as he backhanded her across the chamber. Emma skidded into a pillar. Pain exploded through her ribs. She gasped, fire sputtering in her lungs. Stay centered, she told herself. You are the balance. The enemy advanced again. His strikes were a rhythm of discipline and destruction—frost then fire, fire then frost. She recognized the tactic. The trial wasn't just to fight. It was to match. To mirror.
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