Chapter 141 AURORA DA .


    1 It was toote .


    The knife sunk into his chest .


    He grunted in pain and fell to his knees .


    I went to my knees , as well .


    I gripped the hilt of the dagger but taking it out now wouldnt do anything .


    He fell forward onto his hands .


    Blood from the wound dripped onto the ground at the base of the stone .


    I was sobbing , I couldnt stop myself .


    Dane turned his head to look at me once with those piercing eyes .


    In his dying moments , they flickered from brown to his wolfs gold .


    This is going to take way too long .


    Waylon moved forward , bent down , and ripped the knife from Danes chest .


    Ah ! Dane yelled .


    NO ! I lurched forward and put my hand over his chest to try to stem the hot , red flow of his blood .


    It coated my hands and dripped through my fingers .


    Dane , hold on … I tried to reach for the healing gift of the goddess .


    I could feel him dying the way Id felt Evander dying .


    Chapter 141 2/5 But this was happening so much faster .


    I only had seconds before he was gone .


    Then , Danes arms seemed to lose their strength .


    He fell to the grond face down , blood still pouring from his chest .


    All around me .


    I felt the smokey magic gather .


    I felt it drinking in his power .


    I thought I heard it whisper … 1 gripped Danes shredded shirt and tried to turn him over .


    I couldnt .


    He was too big .


    Too heavy .


    No , no , no , no ! Dane ! Desperate .


    I put my hands on his back , my fingers sliding across the ridges and nes of his muscles , searching for contact with his skin .


    I had to touch his skin .


    There ! My bloody hand found a hole near his shirt cor and slipped inside .


    Just one finger in contact with his broad back .


    As fast as I could , I reached for the river of cool healing magic that ran through my veins .


    Like I had with Evander , I pushed it into him , tried to fill him with it .


    Unlike Evander , Dane took one ,st , shaking breath .


    Then he didnt breathe again .


    Chapter 141 3/5 NO ! It seemed like that was the only word I remembered how to say .


    Even though I could feel that his life was gone , I kept trying .


    Kept pushing .


    I didnt notice the earth had begun to tremble around me .


    It didnt notice that , over my head , the bands of symbols on the ston ad begun to glow a dull , pulsing red , as if the stone was filled with magma .


    My throat felt scratchy and thick , as if my lungs were filling with smoke .


    My head pounded .


    My vision flickered like there as fire burning at the edges of my vision , but instead of heat all I felt was cold .


    Cold .


    So cold .


    Momma ! I heard each of the twins shout .


    The sound came as if from a distance .


    Good .


    I didnt want them to see this .


    They shouldnt see any of it .


    They would grow up as scarred and damaged as I had .


    All Id ever wanted was to shelter them from that .


    Yessssss , the voice of the guardian whispered again .


    I looked up .


    My vision still wavered .


    Chapter 141 The lines of symbols around the stone flickered , and then … They disappeared .


    4/5 There was a sound like the scream of metal twisting , bending breaking .


    Then there was the rattle of chains falling to the ground .


    It felt so final , that sound .


    The shaking of the earth grew more intense .


    I looked over at the Blue Ridge wolves .


    Trajan was with them , one twin in each of his arms .


    They all looked so afraid .


    The walls of the ravine were beginning to crumble .


    It looked like they might fall and copse on us all .


    In my grief and rage , I reached out to them .


    A silver glow flowed from my hands and surrounded them just as a massive overhang of rock overhead copsed .


    It plummeted straight for my children .


    But it bounced off the silver light .


    The stones crashed to the ground with a sound like thunder .


    Dust rose .


    Run ! I shouted at the Blue Ridge wolves , filling my voice withmand .


    My eyes met Trajans .


    Run , I repeated .


    To my surprise , they did .


    They turned and ran .


    All of them except Evelyn and the group of female rogues .


    Chapter 141 5/5 Instead of running , they shifted .


    We arent leaving here without Dane and Aurora , Evelyn snarled .


    Waylon Reed might have started to say something , but I couldnt be sure .


    Because at that moment , the stone column cracked .


    A figure stepped out from its center .


    Tall and lean , with a mane of ck hair and eyes like blue mes .


    Those eyes fell on me , and I tasted smoke .


    Aurora , he said , and his voice was smooth and rich as chocte .


    My priestess .


    My queen .


    Come to me .


    I didnt want to leave Dane , but a strange power filled my limbs .


    Without meaning to , I rose and walked to the man who had just stepped from the stone .