The Lost Beta
“But I am your shield. If we stand together, we don’t just survive, we rise.”
They cheered, but she felt the weight behind their voices. This wasn’t hope. It was desperation.
Among them stood her childhood friend, Kael, who had once believed she died in the fire. His eyes now held pain and something else. “You look just like your mother,” he said quietly. “She was the one who stopped the first uprising.”
Emily didn’t know if that gave her courage or dread. But Kael offered his sword. And that mattered.
As twilight fell, Lila returned with news, her scouts had seen the Bonefire army. They weren’t just wolves. They were corrupted spirits, some half-formed, others dripping in rune-marked armor.
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