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CHAPTER EIGHTY

Author: Abby Gale
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-04 20:24:26

Lyra’s pov

Chaos erupted.

Shouts erupted, boots thundered against stone, chairs scraped violently across the floor. I barely had time to register the corrupted flames spilling on the ground before Ronan was on me. His hands were firm but not hard enough to bruise, as he hauled me up from where I’d been crouched.

“Lyra!” His voice was commanding and held something that seemed like fear. Before I could even find my footing, he dragged me across the room, away from the arrow still burning with taht foul smell and black against the cracked stone. He shoved me into a shadowed corner, his body half-shielding mine, and barked orders like the Alpha he was.

“Guards! Inside, now! Lock this room down. No one enters or leaves without my word. You—” he jabbed a finger toward two warriors near the door, “—find the bastard who fired that arrow. I want the ground searched. Every rooftop, every shadow. Bring them to me alive if you can. Dead if you must.”

His words were filled with bloodlust, a barely
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    Celeste’s povI did it until my hands blistered, my shoulders burned and sweat poured down my face. But I kept swinging until the weapons master finally called a halt."She will not survive a real fight," he said to Lyra. "But at least she might not immediately die either.""That's good enough." Lyra gestured for me to follow. "Come. We have work to do."She led me to a planning room where maps covered every surface. Troop positions, supply routes, terrain features. It was overwhelming."Show me where Kael will position his forces," Lyra commanded. "Based on what you know of his tactics."I studied the maps trying to remember everything I had observed. "He favors high ground. Places where he can see the entire battlefield. Here." I pointed to a ridge overlooking the forest edge. "He will want command of this position.""What about the shadow creatures?""They move independently. They do not follow standard formations but they respond to fear. So wherever your soldiers are most frighte

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