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Lucky there’s nothing deep needing stitches. In my grieving and broken state, I begin to feel faint. I let myself go and pass out. Opening my eyes I feel myself transported into another realm. Standing in front of me is my grandmother’s house which stands in front of a looming property which I dare not go near. The “LeFleur” mansion. A place said to belong to my ancestors from centuries ago. A place that continues to haunt my dreams since a child. Something about this place calls to my soul, it pulls me and begs me to return. The house stands in the Normandy countryside. She feels it in the wind and air, she feels it in the depths of the earth, it’s as if a spirit like a piece of me is locke

I am what you could be," the shadow said. "What you should be. Unlimited. Unchained. Free." "Free to destroy everything I love." "Free to stop pretending you are something you are not." The shadow circled me. "You chain yourself with mercy. With compassion. With love. But those chains make you weak. Vulnerable." "They make me human." "You are not human." The shadow's smile was cruel. "You are Shadowborn.

Because she wasn’t looking at him. She was looking at the shadow. And for the first time— There was no confusion in her eyes. No fear. Only recognition. “You left me there.” Her voice came out… different. Layered. Echoing. Not just hers. The shadow didn’t deny it. “Because you weren’t ready.” A long pause. Heavy. “And now?” Emily asked quietly. The shadow stepped closer. Close enough that the darkness brushed against her skin. Cold. Familiar. “Now…” A whisper.

Like a heartbeat that wasn’t mine. “She sees through the veil,” Ember continued. “She’s speaking to the other side.” I blinked. “What does that mean?” Link stepped behind me, wrapping an arm around my waist protectively. Logan stood near the edge of the circle, watching the trees. Always watching. “It means she’s reaching beyond what even Logan touched,” Ember whispered. “Fire can burn. But shadow? Shadow remembers.” Link I wanted to burn the entire forest down just to give her light. This darkness—it wasn’t natural. It moved like it had intention. Like it breathed.

Keegan could see her hands shaking though, so he grabbed one of them and held it in his. “Absolutely. I want to know everything about you.” Rubbing his thumb across her hand. Letting the sparks between them soothe them both. His eyes conveyed his sincerity and that was what was truly hard to deny. In a rush, Ember decided to try just this once to let someone know a piece of her. Hoping she was right and could trust this feeling. “Honestly, I’m running until I can find answers as well. I don’t know what I am. I have control over heat, fire, and smoke. I am trying to find out the truth behind it all as well. I was captured when I was young. How young I’m not even sure. I don’t know if I have a

She shouldn't have crossed the boundary. The signs were there—No Trespassing. Keep Out. Dangerous Territory. But Ember had always been the kind of girl who tested fences just to hear them creak. She wasn’t running anymore. Not from the life that had boxed her in, not from the past that kept clawing at her heels. But as soon as he stepped from the shadows, she understood she’d made a different kind of mistake. He was more shadow than man—tall, imposing, power threaded into every quiet breath he took. His eyes burned amber in the dark, gleaming like a wildfire just waiting for a spark.

“She was never yours.” The shadows laughed. “She will be. You saw it. I showed you what she could become—what you could become. Still, you cling to your weakness. Love. Loyalty. The old lies.” “Then let’s make a new lie,” Steve growled, stepping forward. “One where you lose.” The shadows lashed out. Steve was thrown back, crashing into a mirrored pillar. Emma didn’t scream. She stepped forward instead. The Heart Ember flared beneath her ribs, and fire spilled from her skin like light from a cracked star. The shadows hissed, retreating as she advanced.

Then I pressed my ember into the shadow's chains… And the forest exploded in light.

Shadows and light intertwined and danced through the bodies struggling on the bridge. Shadows? My heart lurched with fear and hope. Unless a member of Grey’s pack had gotten over there, it could have only been Ember controlling the shadows. What the hell was she doing here? “We’ll head to the bridge,” Grey said. “Make your way through the city. That bastard is here.”