The night swallowed her whole.The forest loomed black and endless, its branches clawing at the sky, its roots clawing at her feet. Bella stumbled forward, her gown torn at the hem, streaked with dirt and blood. The cold bit into her skin, sharp as teeth, but she did not stop. Could not.Her lungs burned with every ragged breath. Her chest heaved, her throat raw from the sobs she had tried to smother. Her bare feet struck earth and stone, skin splitting, blood slicking the leaves. Still, she ran.The packhouse was far behind her now, its towering walls shrinking into memory. But the image burned hotter, crueler than any chase: Lilith’s robe slipping from her shoulder, Lucian’s bare chest, their closeness.The sight she could not unsee.Her gray-green eyes blurred with tears as she pressed a trembling hand against her chest. The bond seared there, cruel and mocking. She had once thought it might save her, tether her to something stronger than herself. Instead, it chained her to agony.
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