As the night approaches, I’m squatting close to the pack boundary, mud crusting my boots, the air biting with frost and with each breath I took, I could smell treachery. Gabriel’s voice echoes among the pines, deep and self-satisfied: “In two days, she’ll be yours.” I gaze through the foliage, heart racing, Kade’s present, his marked face illuminated by flames, alongside another Sun Pack individual, shrouded, their face obscured. Kade’s snarl interrupts: “Jason desires her blood, not her existence.” Instantly my breath became hard to swallow, a chilling grip in my chest, blood? Not dying, but something more dreadful, something ceremonial, linked to Father's spirit. The shrouded silhouette nods, quiet, their fingers gliding over a necklace, a crescent moon, resembling Father’s. My skin tingles, the journal feels heavier now. What are Jason's plans, and why does Gabriel seem so enthusiastic to bring me? I still think about Kade’s words while I'm in my room alone, honing my boot kni
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