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Hunted Hybrid – Aegis War Saga 1
Chapter 124
Eventually, breathless and tangled in each other, we collapsed into the blankets. I was sprawled across Bram’s chest, one hand over his steady heartbeat, his massive arms cradling me like I was breakable, which, let’s be real, I was the least breakable thing in this room, but it still melted something deep inside me.
Daxon was curled against my back, one hand wrapped around my waist. Ashrian lay with his head on my thighs, tracing lazy patterns into my skin. Lachlan tucked into my side, murmuring something in Gaelic, his voice a warm balm against the exhaustion.
“I just wanna be me tomorrow,” I whispered into Bram’s chest. “Not the Chosen. Not the goddess vessel. Just… Elowen.”
“You’ll be that,” Bram rumbled, his voice half bear growl, half bedtime promise. “You’ll be whatever the fuck you wanna be, sunshine.”
I sighed, my whole body sinking into his warmth, into them. My circle. My chaos. My calm.
And just like that, I slipped into sleep with four warriors wrapped around me, breathing as one. Tomorrow would be glitter and gowns, magic and mischief. Tonight? Tonight was peace.
And damn, I’d earned it.
Aerilaya Thorne POV
The walls of this fae dungeon were never meant for someone like me. The stone hummed with old magic, but it wasn’t the wild freedom of the forests or the starlit skies. It was containment. Quiet. Controlled. Like being caged in a lullaby you couldn’t wake from.
But tonight… tonight the stars were loud.
The silver light spilled in through the narrow slit of the high window, bathing the floor in soft shimmer. My knees hit the cold stone as I stared up at it, breath caught in my throat.
She was here. Elanithra.
The Star Goddess shimmered into my vision, not with a blinding presence, but a soft, knowing glow. Like moonlight threaded with dreams. Her voice filled the room without sound, wrapping around my bones.
“Your message has been delivered.”
I collapsed forward, my palms bracing against the floor as the sob cracked through my chest. Relief hit me like a tidal wave, curling me over with the weight of it.
“Elowen…” I whispered her name like a prayer, the tears spilling freely now. “Thank the stars. Thank you.”
Elanithra moved closer, her luminous form kneeling beside me like a mother comforting a child.
“She is stronger than you know, Aerilaya,” she murmured, brushing a strand of hair from my face with a touch that wasn’t quite physical. “She has the blood of wolves, the soul of fae, and the favor of both Moon and Earth. But…”
She paused, tilting her radiant face toward the stars beyond the window. “This world is not yet ready for what she will become.”
I swallowed hard, my chest heaving. “Then help her. Please. If there’s any way…”
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Chapter 124
Elanithra smiled then. A soft, dangerous kind of smile. Like a commet about to strike. “I intend to.”
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She rose, her gown of constellations flowing like water, like nebulae, She stared out into the night as if seeing beyond this realm entirely.
“She will be mine as well, once the temple is built. My Chosen. My warrior of the stars.”
A hum of divine power shook the walls, dust raining from the ceiling as her voice deepened, more ancient than time.
“Let the Aegis tremble. Let Hollow Creed sharpen their blades. They will come for her… and they will burn for it.”
She turned back to me, her eyes galaxies deep.
“Three goddesses. One hybrid. A soul circle of power. And an army of wolves, beasts, mages, and men.”
Elanithra chuckled low, stars flaring in her hair. “Let’s see what your enemies do with that.”
And with a breath of stardust and prophecy, she vanished. I curled back into myself on the cold stone floor, still shaking, still weeping, but this time, not with fear. With hope.
Because my daughter was not alone. She never would be again.
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