Blood Beneath the Cypress Knees
It shivered, limbs collapsing inward for a moment, then extending again.
Rio’s voice softened. “We’re not your enemies. You’ve been following us… but you don’t have to anymore.”
For a heartbeat, the shapeshifter wavered. Then, slowly, it receded, moving back toward the treeline, almost retreating. Its gaze lingered on them, lingering on Rio and Adonis, then Junie, Willa, and the others—eyes filled with something unreadable.Inside the cabin, Junie’s magic pulsed as she sensed the shift. “It’s… calming,” she said. “It’s leaving.”
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