Chapter 201 DANE The air is thick and heavy tonight , weighed down by the storm brewing around us .


    The pack has been working nonstop , reinforcing defenses , and devising a strategy , but I dont feel one inch better .


    Somethings wrong and I just cant put my finger on it .


    Aurora is a beacon within the darkness , the new power welling inside of her alive and breathing now , as if a living thing unto itself a thing of both wonder and surprise .


    But there is something behind her eyes that she has not shared .


    I walked down some area taken by an overriding feeling were being watched .


    Whispers hide upon the breeze as it stirs the leaves , just out of catch .


    Somethings not right , I mutter lowly .


    Trajan steps out of the darkness , his movements almost smooth .


    Dane , he says , his tone neutral , almost too calm .


    The eastern watch needs reinforcement .


    Ive already sent a few of our best there .


    I narrowed my eyes studying him .


    Why werent those orders run through Aurora or me ? Chapter 201 Trajan ! I scream , nting myself in his path .


    He spins around , his face empty , no warmth , no fear that Ive ever known .


    Dane , he says , his tone hollow .


    You shouldnt havee .


    2/2 Snap out of it , I plead , my voice filled with emotion .


    This isnt you .


    Fight it .


    His lips twist into a cold smile .


    There is no fighting it .


    The Nameless owns me now .


    I clench my hold on my de .


    Then Ill free you the hard way .


    We sh , his strikes exact and unending .


    Every blow hurts even more , remembering the bond that oncey between us .


    You cant win , he says , a near pitying tone in his voice .


    Maybe not , I reply , but Ill die trying .


    Meanwhile , the pack fights valiantly , but this will not hold against the weight of the Nameless .


    In the middle is Aurora her usual light amongst the dark .


    Shes strained with every motion and I can practically see the weight of her newly found strength draining her .


    Warrick and Piper nk her , cutting through enemy after enemy in perfect syne with each other as they are connected .


    We cant hold them off forever , Piper yells back , her voice.


    barely above the chaos .