Chapter 21 — The Eye Beneath the KingdomThe eye blinked.Aria forgot how to breathe.It was enormous.Not the eye of a wolf.Not the eye of a human.It was something older.Something that seemed to have been sleeping beneath the castle long before the first stone had ever been placed there.The ancient wall trembled around it.Dust drifted from the ceiling.Every wolf outside the chamber lowered its head.Even Luna froze.For the first time since Aria had known her, the ancient white wolf looked afraid.“Luna?” Aria whispered.Luna didn’t answer.Aria turned toward her.“Luna.”The wolf finally spoke.Her voice was barely more than a breath.“Do not let it see you.”Aria’s stomach dropped.“It’s already looking at me.”“I know.”The gigantic eye moved.Slowly.Its silver pupil narrowed.Then a voice filled the chamber.Not through their ears.Through their minds.ARIA.She staggered backward.Kael immediately stepped in front of her.“Stay behind me.”The stranger at the doorway laug
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