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“I’m… caring for them.” The voice paused, like it really didn’t believe what it was saying.
“By putting them in separate cages in different rooms?”
“They are being punished.”
“For what?” I couldn’t think of any reason why the two would being punished like this.
“I was instructed to imprison both of them if the bond was severed.”
“What bond?”
“The bond between mother and son.”
Oh shit.
My mind started going a mile a minute, connecting the dots of the past few days. I knew that Rylan had the power to sever pack bonds; that was how he created his own pack.
This was a failsafe in case Ledger ever broke his mother’s control. Anger lit a fire in my head that spread through the rest of my body.
What sort of mother could do that to her child?
Whatever this unholy darkness was, it was working for Tamra, which meant it couldn’t be trusted.
“Let him go,” I commanded, my voice shaking from my suppressed anger. “Let them both go.”
The darkness swirled around my little bubble of light, laughing menacingly at my request. “I don’t answer to you, little light bearer.”
“Then, who? Tamra?”
“She is not my master.”
I seemed to have struck a nerve. My wolf shifted uncomfortably under my skin. The sinister weight returned, making it difficult to remain upright.
“Then, who is?” I wondered, fighting to stay standing as I waited for answers.
“The blackness that lives in the shadows of shifter minds. The part of them that craves violence and power. The Moon Spirit unknowingly created its downfall when it created the Alpha Seeker. I am the end. We will rip through your kind then remake you. You will all serve the darkness, just like the witch.”
What the hell?
My wolf howled, a warning that this was not somewhere we should be. She urged me to turn and run, but I couldn’t. Not without Ledger and his wolf. My heart pounded in my ears, and I prayed that whatever the darkness was didn’t hear it.
Frantic but not wanting to show my panic, I reached for my bonds. They were still muted, but I knew they were there. I needed help to get out of here, and last time, it was Rylan. Though, I didn’t think the darkness would let me go without a fight.
My emotions overwhelmed me to the point that I was scared I’d shift and then be swallowed up by the darkness.
I need more light.
My arm pulsed, and a pressure grew inside my head that verged on pain.
“Darkness is coming, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
I bit back a groan as the pressure built, pushing everything aside until it filled me so completely that I feared my head would split open. Another mind touched my thoughts, one I recognized. Rylan’s presence swept through me, adding strength and support. I was able to refocus and concentrate on getting out of here.
My wolf surged forward, adding her strength to mine, and together we pushed the pressure aside. A thought occurred to me, and I searched for the source of the pressure. I felt the consciousness of the Moon Spirit and realized that it had given me access to more light. An endless supply was now open to me, and I instinctively knew that this was the solution to getting out of here alive.
I wrapped my fingers around the bars of the cage, feeling the coolness of the metal.
The cage is made of darkness.
