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Chapter 41 - Sister of Shadows

The first thing Aria felt was cold stone beneath her skin. Her limbs were heavy, her mind fogged like she had been asleep for days—or centuries. Her wrists were shackled with glowing iron, etched in runes that burned against her skin every time she moved. Magic. Ancient and malevolent.

 

She forced her eyes open. The chamber around her was dim and pulsing with a crimson hue. The air smelled of rot and roses, and the very walls seemed to bleed shadow.

 

Across from her, bound to a blackened altar of obsidian, was Elena.

 

"Elena…" Aria's voice cracked, raw with thirst and desperation.

 

Elena opened her eyes. But they weren't the same. Gone was the warm honey-gold glow Aria remembered. In its place was a cold, iridescent silver, laced with threads of black. Her face was serene—too serene—and her expression unreadable.

 

"Elena, it's me."

 

Elena tilted her head. "I know."

 

Relief bloomed in Aria's chest.

 

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