Chapter 273\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNolan,\u201d she whispered, panic bleeding into her voice. \u201cThat\u2019s not nonsense.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know,\u201d I said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She shook her head, breath coming faster. \u201cThe shadows hunger-that\u2019s old language. Pre-unification. It\u2019s used in some of the earliest texts about corrupted bonds and obsession turned divine punishment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My stomach dropped. \u201cAnd the shadow woman?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie swallowed hard. \u201cA figure that appears in warnings. Not always the same person-but always the same pattern. Someone who believes love gives them ownership. Someone who mistakes devotion for entitlement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A name burned in my mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Felicity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the castaway?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes lifted to mine, bright with fear. \u201cThat\u2019s me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The words hit like a blow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe means someone severed from their rightful place,\u201d Ellie continued shakily. \u201cSomeone taken from their home, their pack, their protection.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were lost in the rogue zone,\u201d I say softly. The explanation makes it seem so simple. It makes something twist painfully in my chest and my wolf growls with protective fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her breath stuttered. \u201cBlood follows the castaway,\u201d she repeated. \u201cIt means danger trails those who were forced out. Especially when power-divine power-is involved.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I moved closer without thinking, cupping her face in my hands. \u201cEllie. Look at me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She did, barely holding it together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis ends with you safe,\u201d I said firmly. \u201cAnd the boys safe. I don\u2019t care what it costs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her eyes flicked toward the nursery door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe children of the storm,\u201d she whispered. \u201cChildren of the storm. Nolan, I think\u2026 I think that you\u2019re the\u00a0<\/p>\n
storm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMe?\u201d I asked, startled. \u201cWhy would I be the storm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the visions I\u2019ve had of you, especially while we were apart,\u201d she explained. She moved closer, leaning into me like an anchor. I held her, letting my hands slide from her face to her shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe visions you had of me while you were in hiding?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd while the boys and I were still in Moonstone. I would dream about you\u2026 it used to scare me before I\u00a0<\/p>\n
learned to understand the visions more. I\u2019ve always thought your eyes are like storm clouds. Maybe that\u2019s why\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She trailed off, almost looking embarrassed. I couldn\u2019t help but smile despite the tension.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStorm clouds?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she said, huffing softly. \u201cThat dark, blue grey color as a storm is rolling in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know you paid so much attention to my eyes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not the point,\u201d she huffed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think I\u2019m the storm,\u201d I repeat. \u201cAugust and Ian are the children of the storm. It\u2019s pretty literal, but I see no reason you wouldn\u2019t be right.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNolan, I think\u2026 I think that the coming storm is a battle. One that you\u2019ll fight in. One that will-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to say it,\u201d I cut her off quickly. Hearing the words out loud would be too much right now. I was barely holding my wolf in check as it was. A threat to Ellie, to the boys, it was enough to make me lose control if I wasn\u2019t careful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My chest tightened. \u201cYou said earlier that the goddess warned you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she said hoarsely. \u201cAnd now this-this confirms it. The rogue didn\u2019t invent that. He heard it. Or saw it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom who?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie\u2019s voice dropped to a near whisper. \u201cI don\u2019t know. But if this is moving beyond politics-if someone is acting on something older, something darker\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She broke off suddenly, pushing the covers aside and standing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEllie?\u201d I followed her immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI need to talk to my father,\u201d she said, already pacing. \u201cNow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My jaw tightened. \u201cIt\u2019s the middle of the night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care,\u201d she snapped, then immediately softened. \u201cI\u2019m sorry. I just he needs to know. He\u2019s seen things. He understands this kind of language.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded once. \u201cWe\u2019ll contact him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
>>\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d she said firmly. \u201cI need to speak to him in person. Or at least somewhere private. Somewhere warded.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I considered it for a brief moment, then nodded. \u201cI\u2019ll make the arrangements.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stopped pacing and looked at me, really looked at me, fear naked in her expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNolan,\u201d she said quietly. \u201cIf the goddess is warning us this directly\u2026 it means time is running out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
>>\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pulled her into my arms, holding her tightly. \u201cThen we move faster.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside the packhouse, the wind picked up, rattling the high windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Miles away, in the depths of the prison, the rogue stirred restlessly in his cell.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And somewhere in the city, unseen and unacknowledged, something ancient shifted-hungry, patient, and watching the storm gather.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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