Chapter 27
CHAPTER 27: THE COST OF THE LAST CHAIN The final chain waited in silence, darker than the others, wrapped tightly around the great wolf’s chest like a promise forged from grief itself. Unlike the first chain, which had tested Luna’s choice, or the second, which had demanded truth, this one felt colder, heavier, as if it had been built from every ending the Moonfire had ever witnessed. Luna Hayes stood before it with silver fire rising softly around her body, her black hair moving in the invisible wind of that ancient place. The throne of Moonfire burned behind the wolf like a second moon, watching, waiting. Her heart pounded, but her hands did not shake. She had crossed too much darkness to fear the shape of one more truth. “Show me,” she whispered. “Whatever the price is… I need to know
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