Chapter 37:
THE DEPTHS OF BETRAYAL
The stronghold had crumbled, the nexus destroyed, and the Shadowborn scattered into the shadows. For the primary time in weeks, there has been a glimmer of desire in the percent. The electricity of the land felt lighter, its oppressive weight lifted as a minimum temporarily. But deep down, I knew this wasn’t over.
Ethan and I returned to the pack house overdue that night, exhausted but determined. As we entered, the warriors who had stayed behind greeted us with relieved faces. Gabriel and Marissa soon joined us inside the major hall, where Elder Marcus waited to hear our file.
“The nexus is long past,” Ethan stated, his voice constant however weary. “The Shadowborn maintained at the land has been weakened.”
“But not removed,” I delivered. “
