Moonbound Deception
Every step I took dragged memories, guilt, loss, and fear behind me—all piled into the silence I carried.
Kael, Marcus, and Elena moved ahead of me, their steps quick and nimble between jutting roots and wild underbrush. The narrow footpath was barely visible, yet they avoided snags of roots and soft earth with ease. I tried to keep pace, but every system in my body had begun to fall apart.
Kael glanced back, his face sharply etched in the moonlight slipping between the trees. "Can you still go on, Aria?"
I gave a small nod. A lie. But I feared seeing worry cross his face more than the ache burning in every joint of my body.
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