Chapter 101: The Awakening of the Flame
The air around Luna crackled with energy, thick with an ancient power that seemed to resonate from deep within her very soul. The serpents, their eyes glowing with an unnatural light, circled her like wolves preparing to strike. Every hiss they made reverberated through her chest, sending shivers down her spine. Ryder stood protectively in front of her, his body taut with tension, every muscle coiled and ready for battle, but Luna knew this was not just a fight—it was a reckoning.
She could feel it now—the power that had always been inside her, waiting. The flame. It was waking, stirring from its long slumber, and with it came a sense of dread and exhilaration. Her mark, the serpent’s symbol, burned on her skin, pulsing in rhythm with her heartbeat
