We returned to Silverpine with heavy hearts.The shadow creatures were gone. Moira was dead. But the victory felt hollow."There are others," I kept repeating. "She said there are others who learned dark magic.""She could have been lying," Darius said. "Trying to scare us with her last breath.""Or she could have been warning us." Selene sat wrapped in blankets, still recovering from channeling so much power. "Mama, when I touched the dark magic network, I felt connections. Not just to the shadow creatures. To something else. Something distant."My stomach dropped. "What do you mean?""The dark magic Moira used—it came from somewhere. A source. And I think others are connected to that same source."We needed answers. Answers about dark magic, its origins, and who else might be using it.I knew only one person who might have that knowledge.Elder Morrigan.We returned to Shadowpine as quickly as possible. I went directly to Morrigan's chambers.The ancient omega sat waiting, as if she
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