Chapter 56
Elowen POV
One hour. That’s all that was left. Sixty minutes ‘til the moon reached her apex and whatever the fuck Morrigan had planned could begin.
I was vibrating. Like, actually vibrating. My whole body buzzed with raw magic, with shifting memories that didn’t make sense yet. Faces, voices, a lullaby in a language I didn’t know, until I did. Until I remembered.
The SUV was cold, but I was sweating. The strike team gave me a wide–ass berth, and thank the gods for that, because the last thing I needed was someone brushing against me and losing their damn bond just because I tripped into their shoulder.
No one spoke. Not even my mates. Daxon looked like he wanted to jump out of the moving vehicle and tackle the moon just to stop this. Ash was pale and clenched, like he was going to chew through his seatbelt.
I was in the way back. Alone. Just me and Lyssira.
“You good, sunshine?” she asked softly, her tone for once not dripping with sarcasm.
“No. Not even a little,” I whispered, my forehead resting against the cool window. Memories were slamming into me now. Like punches to the gut. Like kisses from ghosts. I remembered a silver cradle. A lullaby sung by a woman with flowers in her hair. A deep voice whispering, “She will bring them back.”
A battle. Screams. Fire raining from the sky. Hands shoving me through a portal as someone screamed my name. I whimpered. Just once. Just enough to feel it leave my throat like a curse.
“You’re doing fine,” Lyssira murmured. “You’re not breaking. You’re remembering.”
The SUV slowed. Gravel crunched. I looked up to see it.The gate. That ancient, iron–wrought thing that felt like it had opinions. It opened for me with a sound like thunder and secrets.
I opened the door and stepped out. Everyone else stayed back, good. If anyone touched me now, I’d scream. The walk felt shorter this time. Or maybe I was just… floating. My feet were touching the earth, but my soul felt loose.
Like a ribbon caught in wind.The trees whispered. My skin sparked. I reached the cottage door. Knocked once. Twice.Three times. The door opened instantly.
Morrigan’s melodic voice called out from somewhere deeper inside. “Come, child. The time has come. Join me in the
circle.”
Oh, fuck me sideways.The circle? That never meant anything chill. I squared my shoulders. “I got this,” I whispered to myself. Then to Lyssira, “Right?”
“Bitch, you’re the moon’s favorite. Act like it.”
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So I walked inside. Alone. Glowing. Trembling. And ready. The room pulsed with ancient energy.
Morrigan stood at the center of the circle. The chalked lines were glowing with a faint silver blue shimmer. Candles flickered unnaturally, their flames dancing without air, and herbs burned in a bowl, the smoke curling like a serpent. The scent hit me like a slap. It was lavender, bloodroot, and something older, something fae and wild.
“Step in,” Morrigan said, her voice deeper now, thick with magic. I didn’t hesitate. I stepped into the circle, bare feet landing softly inside the sigils. The second I crossed the threshold, it felt like reality hiccupped. The world shivered.
“Give me your hands,” she said, holding hers out.
I placed mine in hers, and it was like touching lightning and cold stone at the same time. Her lips moved in ancient tongue, words older than the hills outside. The smoke twisted, the air snapped, and the Unbinding began.
My mind cracked first. Not in a painful way, more like someone yanked open a locked chest in my soul and dumped every damn thing I ever forgot straight into my bloodstream. I screamed. Not from pain, but from the sheer force of knowing. Memories flooded in, overwhelming me.
And then…she appeared. Selene.The Moon Goddess.
Radiant. Blinding. Terrifying in her gentleness. Her eyes held galaxies, and her hair floated around her like a stormcloud lit from within.
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