n the crisp night air. Below, the city thrummed with life, oblivious to the battle of magic and fate unfolding above them. The

moon's pull. He had been watching her, always near but never intr

"I don't think I've ever really been

yet charged with something deeper. "Y

o face him.

n the present. And right now, you're

pped around them, and the scent of ozone filled her senses. She spun just as Adrian appea

s gaze sharp. "The Shadowborn are moving faster

se quickened

lving, breaking free of whatever binds have held it dormant. T

growl. "And what exac

ncient knowing. "The force that w

, the weight of fate pressing heavier than ever. The choice was no longer

aze of the moon, her pat