relight flicker through the trees. The witches of the Blackthorn Coven chanted in unison, their voices weaving a melody as ancient as the moon itself. At the
ic of untamed power. The very
l to a fault, their amber eyes gleaming like embers. They believed this raid would secure Silverfan
lun
re through the clearing. Alaric seized the orb, its heat searing
na's scream s
jagged shadows. Her eyes, violet and furious,
o wield it," Alaric snarled, clutching the H
k *this* is power?" She gestured to the orb. "You've
palm, blood splattering the earth. Th
ight pierced his skin, his vein
en years to find a mate, or their hearts will wither like plucked roses." She bared her
r, swallowing their screams as
-
nt of blood and magic thick in the air. Seraphine's cries had faded t
hispered, her face pa
ana's curse coiled in his mind. He peeled back
d there, etched into
he bre
rcing the silence. Seraphine fro
lodged in his throat like a th
-
found her at the coven's ruins, her body brok
sh it, wolf?"
curse," h
e will suffer as mine did. Your daughters will d
aimed at her th
d in his mind. *Eighteen
e curse binds tighter. Let me li
narling. "I'll
im. "Love is a blade, Alaric. And y
-
alassa's wrist had darken
untd
rom
weight of the cursed forest