ws over the crowd as warriors and Omegas alike gathered to honor the moon's bounty. Thalassa knelt at the edge of the clearing, her arms lade

ough the drumbeats. "Bri

his ice-blue eyes narrowed as Lysandra dragged her into the center of the circle. The B

wd fell

her knees, "defiles our harvest with her frailty. She

pulse roared in her ears as Kaelthar rose, hi

His voice was d

the dirt, the wheat scattering

heathed his whip, the braided leath

lash split

g the earth. The crowd jeered, their voices mergi

ain a white-hot brand. She gritted her teeth, focusing on the leat

blurred, but not before she saw it-a fli

o.

ash tore the

edges crumbling to ash. It glowed f

whip hovering mid-

sa slammed her palm over it, the glow sea

petal's light bathed his face, illuminating the faint scar that

rled, low an

ing back. The crowd stirred,

and lifeless. "Witchcraft," he growle

r knife drawn. "Let me carve

d her. He crouched, his gaze pie

m he's the reason it exists.* But Nymeria's warning ec

she whispered. "

ence." He tossed the petal into the fire, its glow extinguished i

cracked

d filled her mouth, her screams

-

meria pressed a damp cloth to Thalassa's wounds

alassa hissed. "He

ed, her voice trembling. "To him, y

her wrist. Sixtee

ashes. Seven

har's laughter rang out-a sound l

aint as a whisper