Ivy’s POV The pain came like lightning, fast, sharp, and wrong. My hand flew to my stomach, breath catching as the world around me tilted. The air in the chamber pulsed, the candles flickering wildly as if reacting to something unseen.“Elara,” I gasped. “It’s too soon.”My mother was already moving, her eyes glowing faintly with moonlight. “The child’s power is reacting to the lake’s seal breaking. We have to start the protection circle, now!”Outside, the howls had begun. Long, broken sounds that didn’t belong to wolves anymore.The witches rushed into formation, Elara at their center. Sera’s sister, Lys, started carving sigils into the air, her voice trembling as she chanted the first verse. I could feel the magic thickening, pressing down on my chest until breathing became a battle.Another contraction tore through me, harder this time. The pain wasn’t just physical, it felt like my magic was being pulled in two directions. One half burned silver, the other bled black.“Elara,”
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