CURSED BY MOON, BOUNDED BY BLOOD
chapter 24
The shadow keeper
The balance shall be restored.
The massive tree groans, its bark splitting with a deafening crack. A swirling vortex of dark energy erupts from within, throwing blinding light and shadow into the clearing. Lily shields her eyes as the vortex twists and condenses, forming a monstrous hybrid figure—a grotesque blend of wolf and witch, born of Rose’s curse. Its form is a writhing mass of fur, claws, and shadowy tendrils, its glowing eyes fixed on Lily.
Grimalkin
(amused, hopping to a higher branch)
Ah, the mistress’s little pet. Isn’t she a beauty?
patrick
(to Lily, his voice urgent)
We end this. Together.
lily
(nodding, her voice steady despite the fear in her eyes)
Together.
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