Chapter 32: The Blood Compass
📖 Chapter 32: The Blood Compass Part 1: The Forbidden Ritual Marissa set the altar with trembling hands. Aurelia’s grimoire was opened to a page torn and half-burnt—as if someone had tried to erase it from existence. The spell was called Sanguis Vinculum: The Blood Compass. “To find the soul the Watcher bound,” she read, “blood must be spilled… by one whose loyalty runs deepest.” Caleb stepped forward before I could speak. “I’ll do it.” He didn’t ask. He just cut his palm over the bowl. Marissa chanted. The blood bubbled, hissed… Then pointed—toward the woods. --- 📖 Chapter 32: The Blood Compass Part 2: The Truth in the Blood Before we could move, the compass flared again. Only this time, it screeched. A vision flashed. Not of the Watcher. But of Caleb. Standing in the
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