Faye’s POV I never imagined the night would come when I would walk willingly into a cursed valley. Yet there I stood at its edge, staring at the wall of fire rising before us. The flames moved in ways normal fire never could. They twisted upward in slow spirals, glowing blue and violet, as if the valley itself was breathing through them. The heat pressed against my skin even from a distance. And something worse hid inside that heat. Weakness. I could feel it the moment we stepped close to the valley entrance. My wolf stirred uneasily inside me, as if the ground beneath my feet was draining its strength. So this was the curse Riven warned us about. I tightened my hold on my daughter. The moment I did, warmth spread through my chest again. The Lunaris echo. It pulsed softly between the baby and the moonstone Elara carried. Every pulse steadied my legs. Every breath became easier. Without it, I knew I would already be on the ground. Jacob stood beside me, his eyes fixed on
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