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That night, the wind blew restlessly through the trees of the forest. High above them, clouds scudded over a waning moon and the world felt as though it were waiting for momentous events to unfold. Inside her shelter, Sasha shivered as a tiny breeze found its way through the brush door. She pushed herself back into the comfort of Jon’s chest and felt his arm tighten around her.
She thought back to the shamans who had gathered around her, flooding her with the warmth of their connection to her. She let out a long sigh. Now that she had experienced the gentle strength of the shamans, she knew she could never walk away and leave shamans to suffer under the blight of Toriana’s t****l. Whatever the cost, she now felt committed to the salvation of Kimora, just as her brother did.
Then she
