Chapter 98 AURORA I didnt think I would sleep .


    Even if I could , I knew it would only be for a few minutes .


    But having Dane so close , touching so much of his skin with mine , it brought me a level offort I didnt even know was possible , and I was so exhausted .


    I sank into the depths of unconsciousness like a rock and didnt resurface .


    ***** 1/5 We have to get it back ! Thatnd is ours ! In the dream , Esther Reed was shouting at her husband .


    I cowered in front of them .


    They werent yelling at me .


    Instead , they were yelling about me .


    I was just there in the same room .


    Like a table or amp they were arguing over .


    The girl has a purpose , Waylon growled at his wife .


    Well send Selene .


    No you damn well wont ! Esther shouted .


    Not my sweet girl .


    Besides , shes barely got any meat on her bones .


    That Montague boy will snap her in half .


    You know what Connall stole from us .


    What runs in that familys blood .


    Ann can take it .


    Chapter 98 2/5 In the dream , I wanted to rise and say , yes I could .


    Id do anything to serve the cause .


    I knew the Reeds were terrible to but it was only to make me worthy in the eyes of the one we me , served .


    After all , I had tainted , disgusting moon bitch blood in me .


    TL had to be beaten and burned and starved out .


    Thats what it demanded .


    All Id wanted my entire life was to be purged so I could better serve .


    Maybe then , my parents would love me .


    parents would love me .


    Maybe then , the beatings would stop .


    Just then , something dark entered the room .


    In the dream , I was too afraid to look at it .


    I just knew the lights dropped and the temperature plummeted .


    All of a sudden , I could see my breath misting out in front of my face .


    Send the Silver One , rumbled a voice that I didnt hear so much as feel in my mind and in my chest .


    I had rarely been in the room with the entity the Reeds called , simply , the Messenger , and it made me feel awful .


    Like I was breaking into a fever and about to throw up .


    But also , emotional things .


    Like I would never see the sun orugh again .


    This is part of her purpose , it continued in its terrible , teeth grinding way of speaking .


    This is what you have been forging her for , like weak metal purified by me .


    She is our weapon , hidden in in sight .


    The blood of the bitch and the Chapter 98 blood of the guardian will … 3/5 Silver shed , taking over my vision .


    I screamed .


    For a moment , there was a terrible cold heat , like moonfire burning away everything in my veins .


    Then it faded , and so did the fear .


    I felt … cradled .


    Held , as if in a loving mothers arms .


    A feeling I had only ever touched in dreams , like a wisp of a fragment of an ancient memory .


    A new voice whispered in my ear .


    It was so faint , at first it sounded like someone impossibly far away .


    Then I heard the whisper again , and realized it wasnt far .


    It was close by .


    Right next to my ear .


    But so quiet that even that close , I could barely make it out .


    Aurora … mine … forget … The silver light faded , but I didnt return to the dark room from the first part of the dream .


    Instead , I was suspended in a silver ck sky salted with million , million diamond stars .


    I inhaled a shaking breath , and even though it looked like I was suspended in space , there was air .


    It smelled sweet as a summer but cleared my mind like a breath of cold air on a crystal winter night .


    I stretched out my hands , tried to move .


    I could twist around , but I couldnt move up or down , Chapter 98 4/5 If I was being honest , I wasnt even sure which direction up or down was , with nothing around me but a vast and endless ocean of stars .


    Whats happening to me ? I called .


    Who are you ? Aurora … mine … take … back … The scar on my inner forearm burned .


    You dream too close to it , the new voice said , a little clearer .


    A little stronger .


    Do not go sweetly into the dark .


    Do not believe … Cursed … Cursed ? Inside me , a war raged .


    Shadows and moonfire .


    I didnt know who I was .


    I didnt know what to believe .


    Words from the conversation Id overheard echoed back to me .


    You know what Connall stole from us .


    What runs in that familys blood .


    And then … Send the Silver One .


    This is part of her purpose .


    This is what you have been forging her for , like weak metal purified by me .


    She is our weapon , hidden in in sight .


    What was in Danes blood ? Chapter 98 What the hell was in mine ? 5/5 Fear grew around me .


    The silvery night full of stars faded , and I plummeted suddenly into ckness .


    No ! came the kind voice .


    And then , so faded I could barely hear , it said , Aurora , until you end the curse , even I cannol save you … I shot awake with a gasp .


    Cursed ! I shouted .


    Dane was already up , propped on an elbow , staring at me with horror on my face .


    He was looking at my chest , where my scar from the shadow monster was .


    I looked down .


    My scar burned and throbbed , sending a wrenching pain through my chest with every beat of my heart .


    It also glowed with a hideous , bruised purple light .


    A light that was spreading .


    Not just in my body , but that reached out like smoke .


    Like it wanted to infect Dane .