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Chapter 211The water churned like it wanted to rip me apart. It was stronger than the first river, the pull deeper, heavier—as if something was waiting below to drag me under for good.Every stroke I took barely counted against the current. My body felt like lead, my muscles screaming in protest, but stopping wasn’t an option. Somewhere above me, the jagged teeth of stone jutted down from the cavern ceiling, just high enough to promise death if the water forced me upward.The girl was gone. I didn’t know if she’d made it out or if the Warden had her. That thought alone kept my arms moving, slicing through the freezing black.The current took a sudden turn, dragging me around a sharp bend. I smashed into the wall, my shoulder jolting with fresh pain. My teeth clamped down to stop the shout that would waste precious air. The river narrowed here, turning into a frothing throat of white water.I had no control. I was nothing but a ragdoll in its grip.Another bend—this one tighter—and my
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Chapter 210Sometimes, when you fight for your life, it makes you do stupid things, and you barely remember how powerful you are. All I wanted was to save Sila's sister and also get away from the Warden.For a moment, I didn't remember I had any abilities. Surviving was more important to me. The cold was like knives driving into my skin. The river wasn’t just fast—it was alive, a living beast intent on smashing us into the jagged rocks that tore through the surface. My lungs burned, every gulp of air shredded by water slamming into my mouth.The girl’s chains dragged her down again, and I had to dive, my fingers finding her wrist in the darkness. The Warden’s splash still echoed in my head, and I knew he was somewhere behind us—no, not behind. Hunting us.“Kick!” I roared, the word swallowed by the water.She thrashed, her eyes wide, coughing as she broke the surface. I hooked my arm under hers and let the current carry us downstream, angling toward a shadowy wall where the water thi
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Chapter 209The first hound hit me like a battering ram. Its weight drove me back, its claw tearing at my arm as its hot, rancid breath filled my nose. I jammed my dagger upward, the blade sinking into the soft spot under its jaw. Black vapor burst from the wound, and the creature convulsed before collapsing at my feet. I looked at the beast and kicked it so hard that it burst into bits. I didn’t have time to pull the blade free before another came at me. This one leapt, jaws snapping, and I threw myself sideways. Its teeth scraped my shoulder, hot blood spilling instantly.My healing was speedy now, the wound immediately healed up by itself. Beside me, Silas was a whirlwind—slashing, ducking, shoving his little sister behind him every time a hound got too close. But there were too many. Every time we cut one down, two more seemed to surge forward.The Warden hadn’t moved from the tunnel entrance. He just watched, arms crossed, like a man enjoying a show. His eyes glowed with a sic
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Chapter 208My heart heaved up and down as I stared at the Warden, who was now looking at us like a cornered mouse. The Warden’s smile widened, a slow, predatory curl of lips that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. His voice rolled through the dungeon like a storm front, each word laced with amusement and something darker.“You’ve come a long way,” he said, stepping forward. The torchlight flickered over his features, catching the edges of scars that crisscrossed his jaw and neck like old, unfinished maps. “Shame it ends here. You should have run when you had the chance to.” I looked at Silas, and a part of me wanted to tell him, ‘ I told you so...’ But we both said nothing.Silas moved without hesitation, stepping in front of me, his blade angled low.“You’re going to give me my sister,” he growled.The Warden tilted his head, a look of mock curiosity in his glowing eyes. “And if I don’t?”“You die.”That was it. I don't know what it was, but I could feel Silas'
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Chapter 207My eyes darted back and forth, and we were not sure of where to move. “ What do we do?” I shouted, looking at Silas, who seemed to be lost just the way I was. “ You fucking said that you know the way around here! That is what you told me.” I yelled at him. “ There is no time for all of this, Adrain. We either move or we all die here, and trust me, I don't want to die in this place.” Elira said with blood like sweat dripping down her jawline. “ Are you telling me to leave my sister behind? We came here because we wanted to find both of them, and now that you found her, you are just going to leave my sister and bounce?” Silas said with his mouth twitching. I could see the bitterness, the anger in his voice, but then, we had walked into the lion's den, and it was obvious that if we didn't leave now, we were soon going to become his food.“ We don't have the time for any of this, Silas. You see what we are up against. I can't take on the Warden alone, and neither can you.
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Chapter 206My face went pale. Like life had flown from my body. The look on her face showed she was devoid of any emotions.It was like I was seeing another Zee right in front of me, although I was not sure if I was the one taking things too far. For a heartbeat, I couldn’t breathe. My mind refused to connect the woman I’d been risking my life for with the thing staring back at me.Her voice—so familiar, so warm in my memory—was colder now. It curled through the air like smoke, soft but carrying a weight that made my skin prickle.“Zee…” My voice cracked, and I hated myself for it.She tilted her head, the chains clinking lightly against the wall. “You still call me that?” Her lips curved, not in the way they used to when she laughed, but into something slow, deliberate, and dangerous.Elira stepped forward, blade in her good hand. “What did he do to you?”Zee’s gaze flickered to her, then back to me. “He didn’t do anything I didn’t allow.”Behind us, Silas hissed, “We don’t have ti
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