She climbed off Cassius' back and I watched with tension curling in my stomach as she walked to a dark patch I'd not noticed before.It was like it had been burnt again and again until even the sand under it was black."What is that, Marisa?" I asked gently, stepping closer to her.Genevieve placed her hand on my shoulder, as though scared I'd disappear if I got too close.She bent down, her leg carefully avoiding the dark patch and she picked up a thread of red cloth."It's the thing connecting this place to the Royal Pack. So if you know the right words, you just have to hold it and say it and you'll be taken back home.""Come this way," Genevieve said to her, stretching her hand forward."How do we spoil it? How did it even get here in the first place?" I asked, struggling not to overwhelm the girl but I was struggling."I don't know how he does it, Luna. He takes energy from us during our heat and he can.. move to different places through the cloth.""Cassius, go and get me some f
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