The smell of blood hung in the air strong and metallic. Ivy held Aelin tightly against her chest as they moved through the narrow tunnel hidden underneath the traitor's fortress. Cassian moved ahead, clearing their path with swift, lethal efficiency. Jayden trailed behind, his eyes glowing with primal fury as his wolf clawed beneath the surface, urging him to kill, to avenge.They had escaped—barely. The seer’s warning had come too late, and Aelin had suffered for it. She’d been kept in a damp cell, her energy drained, her eyes dull when they first found her. But now, even in her exhaustion, her silver gaze shimmered faintly, like the first light of dawn after a long night.Jayden couldn’t stop glancing at her, at the tiny marks etched on her wrists—marks from silver cuffs designed to suppress power. Every glance stoked the fire in his chest. His daughter. His heir. The Moon’s Gift.“Ivy whispered, her voice trembling as she pushed back the wet hair from Aelin's forehead. ‘She’s weak.
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