Kai's POVI was dreaming of fire, the ugly, hungry fire of burning forests—the kind that crackled and roared and consumed everything in its path. In the dream, I stood in the middle of it, turning in circles, searching for faces I couldn't find. My mother's face. Sylvie's face. Faces of wolves I'd lost, wolves I'd failed, wolves who'd trusted me to keep them safe.Then the screaming started.I woke with with a jolt drenched in sweat, my heart already pounding, my hand reaching for the blade, I was on my feet before I finished the sentence, blade in hand, already running toward the sound. The corridor was dark, but I knew every step by heart. My bare feet slapped against cold stone as I ran, the blade feeling useless in my hand because what blade could cut through whatever was making those sounds? What blade could undo whatever was happening?I burst into the main hall and the world stopped.Chaos.The word didn't cover it. Didn't come close. Bodies everywhere—not dead, but moving, sh
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