Night draped over Serena like heavy satin as she sped through the woods on horseback, acceptance letter folded in hand. The hooves of her horse struck the rocks, sending sparks flying as they rode down the trail from Mooncrest, to the only destination left where her reckless dream might still actually be realized.Each branch whipping across her arms seemed to tell her the same: madness. She knew that. Pretending to be her cousin Soren Vale, forging his mark into the Academy's accounts, betting everything on a spell that could unravel at the worst possible moment, yes, madness. But the council had left her with no choice.The gates of Blood Hollow opened with a groan, and the guards pricked at her with vigilance, then hastily bowed. Serena hopped off her horse and strode to the manor house without delay. She did not stop until she saw her uncle, decked out with a silver beard, grinning back at her from his place on the porch."Ah, so if not the Ironfang she-wolf herself returned," Ced
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