Chapter 44:
THE SHADOW'S COUNTERATTACK
The night time after the Ritual of Unbinding felt like a turning factor. For the primary time in weeks, the Heart of the Moon pulsed progressively inside me, free of the Shadowborn’s affect. The pack celebrated overdue into the night, their spirits lifted through the victory. But as the moon sank beneath the horizon and the wooded area fell quiet, an uneasy feeling settled over me.
The Shadowborn weren’t completed. I knew it in my bones.
Ethan sensed my restlessness as we lay on the mattress, his arm draped protectively around me. “You’re considering them, aren’t you?”
I nodded, gazing at the ceiling. “They stopped, Ethan. We broke their preserve on the Heart, however they’re nevertheless obtainable. And Landon… he’s no longer going to le
