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Chapter 31

Healer in HidingAri's POVThe traveller lay sprawling on the old stone floor, with his gasp, but still alive. The dark veins of his arms had now turned to a softer grey, and his skin was not on fire anymore. I brushed my sweat with my forehead and drew a deep breath."It worked," I whispered.Harriet crouched beside me with an agape gaze. "Mommy... you saved him.""I tried," I said softly. "But he fought for his life too."Harriet pressed the wrist of the man the same way that I had demonstrated to her. "His pulse is slow but steady. That's good, right?"A small smile touched my lips. "Very good."She beamed proudly.I took hold of a small jar of salve which we had prepared. "Watch closely. This part is important."Harriet bent and rubbed the salve on his arm, as I applied it. "Why are you doing that?" she asked.Since the disease weakens the blood, I explained. This salve is a salve to close them and prevent the reversion of the sickness.Harriet nodded his head, listening to every

Chapter 32

Lucius's POVI was running.The blood was murky on the floor. The moon was low and red, nearly like glare. I could hear a cry in front, so low, interrupted, full of agony."Lucius..."My chest pounded with my ribs.I turned about and peered through the woods. "Who's there?"The voice was repeated, all the more distinctly. "Help me..."I made a thrust, branches lacerated my flesh, thorns tore my arms. Then I saw her.She was on her knees in the mud, with torn clothes and blood on them. She screamed, and her hair clung to her face; her shoulders trembled. Her fingers were clasped about her belly, and the blood between them."No," I whispered.She lifted her head.Her eyes met mine.Pain ripped through my chest."Ari," I breathed.She reached for me. "Why didn't you save me?"I did not know, I said, desperate, going toward her. "I didn't understand. I was sick. I was—"She screamed.The noise ripped me to pieces like nails. Blood sprayed on the ground, black and unending. A little scream

Chapter 33

Stepping Back into the WorldAri's POV By the time I made the decision, the fire had subsided. Harriet was lying next to me, all curled up. Her fingers were slightly glowing as she dreamed. I could see her chest beating slowly and steadily, and my chest was aching. We could not run continuously. Rylan was never going to stop. The pack wouldn’t stop either. And until I was out of the way, Lucius would continue to spin fictions. I touched Harriet with my fingers. “I’m sorry,” I whispered. “But I got to see it myself.” Her eyes were opened immediately. “No,” she whispered. I got stiff. “You were asleep.” “I felt it,” she answered. You consider returning. I sighed and sat up. “Harriet—” “No,” she said louder. “You said we were safe here. You said we would never go anywhere near them again. I replied that we would be all right, I said. Surviving is sometimes to be observed in the shadows. Her lip trembled. “Rylan will hurt you.” “He won’t see me,” I said. “I p

Chapter 34

InstinctsAri's POV It was the well-awakened longing of a bond, stinging and piercing, as though it were newly awakened to life after years of slumber. My heart sank like a sore ache, and a moment to live in terror, my illusion passed. “Don’t,” I whispered to myself. “Not now.” The market noise continued--barking of the dogs, people shouting, guards giving orders-- but on top of all that, I heard him standing in one place. Confused. Alert. Hunting. I slipped around two traders who were haggling over dried meat and dodged through a crowd of ladies with their baskets. My heart was even loud enough that I did not know whether he could hear it or not. Then I heard his voice, and he was behind me. “Wait.” My legs almost gave. I forced myself not to react. Not to turn. Not to answer. I took another step. And another. Once more, the illusion changed and responded to my fear. My smell faded, and it became mixed with dozens of other people. I caused my magic to run thin,

Chapter 35

Learning to Strike BackAri's POVI flung out my hands and let my witchcraft. The air was humming, and the light was slightly bending around my fingers. I recalled all the strikes I had ever received, all the insults, all the occasions when I was too feeble to resist."Watch," I told her.I threw myself forward, swinging my body and throwing out my palm. A sudden granite burst ran ahead and struck a rock, and dashed it into fragments.Harriet gasped. "Mommy!"That was an intended hit, I said. "Not wild. Not angry. Controlled."I swung around and jerked my leg low, and swung around, leaving magic to cover my motion. The wind erupted and blew dust and leaves.Harriet clapped her hands. "Do it again!"I smiled faintly. "Later. Now you try."I leapt down, occupied the position I had just vacated. "Like this?""Feet apart. Bent down, Knees, I said. "Magic follows intention."Her small face was serious, and she closed her eyes. A faint glow surrounded her."Careful," I warned. "Don't push t

Chapter 36

Rylan's Next MoveAri's POVI felt it then--the shift. Warriors exchanged glances. Some nodded eagerly. Others looked uneasy.The ones who would die were they.I muttered a spell over my breath, and a shimmer went flashing off. Only to the extent of exposing myself, enough to broaden my vision. The illusion moved forward and was floating near the group like a thin veil.Rylan's voice dropped. There are... quieters amongst us. False hope that clings to them still.A warrior swallowed. "You mean Alpha Lucius."The smile of Rylan did not go to his eyes. I mean, anybody who will stand in the path of the survival of the pack.Cold ran down my spine.When the meeting broke, Rylan pointed to a lesser company--a half-dozen warriors, all of them strong, all of them loyal to him. He made them leave the workout ground for the eastern forest.I walked on behind, heart racing.They paused at the edge of a deep ravine where the bushes were thick, and the sound could not be heard far. Rylan swivelle

Chapter 37

Seeds of RebellionAri's POVThe following day, I was bringing myself near the pack land with a low hood and light steps. I employed a few illusions that I used to dim my odour and erase my figure. I would appear to anyone observing me like some other tourist driving through the fringes of the land.That was when I felt it.A presence.Strong. Familiar.I stood frozen behind a big tree with my breath stifled."Daria," a voice whispered.I turned slowly.Another wolf was a couple of steps away and was already taking on a human shape. His features were seen to be more aged than before, worn with care, but I recognised him."Torren," I breathed.He dropped to one knee. "You're alive.""Get up," I said urgently. "You shouldn't bow. Not here."He stood, eyes shining. "I knew the stories were lies. I did not expect you to poison the Alpha.My throat tightened. "Lucius... how is he?"Torren's jaw clenched. "Not well. He's surrounded by snakes. Rylan's loudest among them."I nodded grimly. "I

Chapter 38

The Vision that Converts LuciusAri's POVSlowly, Lucius sat up, with his fears and wonders mingling upon his face. You are not real, you are not real, he said hoarsely. "You're just another trick."She frowned. "I'm real," she said simply.My hands shook at my sides. Keep your head still, I said to myself. "Please stay calm."Lucius made an outreach and drew back his hand, as though he was in fear of her disappearing. "What's your name?"Harriet was wavering in her glow. I sensed her indecisiveness in the relationship that we had."Harriet," she said at last.The name hit him like a blow.Lucius clutched himself and gasped. "That name..." Groaned and pained, his countenance passed. "Why does it hurt?"Harriet stepped closer. Because you forgot, she said to herself."Forgot what?" he demanded, his voice rising.Her little hands stared back at her. "You forgot us."The room trembled. The curse within him is swelling and furious and straining to gulp down the truth. I could even feel it

Chapter 39

Breaking the EdgesAri's POVThere were crates in the tunnels, one above another, and labelled with plainly marked symbols: grain, salt, iron. I overtook them all, and my eyes were open, and my senses were alert. Somewhere in this was the truth. I could feel it, vibrating my under-skin like a caution.I paused in a cross passage which smelled odorous.It was slight, but unmistakable: bitter herbs, metallic residue, poison.My stomach tightened.So, I said, and swung off the rut.The tunnel terminated in a closed room. The way was blocked with thick iron bars etched with ward marks that were to keep others out--or in. I was on my knees and looked at them, keeping my fingers no more than a half inch above the metal."Rylan," I muttered. "What have you been hiding?"The wards were cunning, multifaceted and keen. Yet they were erected with fear, and not with forbearance. I had been working slowly, thread by thread, as I did the magic thread, which I was tying up, with the ache in my shoul

Chapter 40

Council of FireAri's POVMy lungs burned as I ran.The fissure made in the cave wall had swallowed the storage cave, created a dark hole in the stone, and I could still feel the presence of Rylan as a blade in my back. The alarms he had set on his way resounded in the mountain, the low angry ones rustling dust out of the trees as I jumped out into the forest. I ached in my legs, my shoulder seemed to ache, but I made no pause. Fear sharpened my focus. I had endured worse than this.To my right, I said to myself, Left, and went along the road I knew. "Then down."I crouched into deep bushes and crawled into a shallow ravine, dampening my pair of boots. I paced my palm into the ground and muttered a word of prayer. The ground shook, and my tracks were covered sufficiently. Not perfect. But enough to buy time.Time was all I needed.I did not make a beeline towards Harriet. I must not run a risk of leading anybody to her. Instead, I went farther into the farther fringe of Blood Pact ter

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