Amber“I’m so f-fucking nervous,” Alina whispered, her breath hitching as we walked side by side. Aria was on my other side, silent as ever, her eyes fixed straight ahead, lips pressed so tight they’d turned pale. I could feel her tension like a second heartbeat against my arm.I was nervous too, so nervous I kept trying to breathe in and out the way my mother used to teach me when the world felt like it was closing in. It didn’t help. My palms were slick with sweat. My stomach churned with dread.Ahead, the courtyard gates loomed open, spilling yellow torchlight across the stone path. The closer we got, the clearer I could hear the hush of voices above. Ten of us.Ten hearts hammering like trapped birds.We stepped out onto the courtyard stones , cold against our bare feet. At the far end, under the largest torch, Damon stood waiting. He looked huge, with broad shoulders, a black shirt, and black trousers. His stare swept over us like he was counting cattle. He didn’t smile. He neve
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