NARRATOR

Sitting in the middle of the lunar runes, Lyra looked at Drakkar with eyes full of surprises.

"Lyra, what happened? Is everything alright?" he asked, breaking through the spell and leaning down to hug her.

He didn't like the unknown, those strange things that could go wrong and take his woman away.

"Drakkar, I found another fragment of Khalum's power, but things are more complicated than I thought," Lyra conveyed to him mentally everything the specter had revealed to her.

"The Heart… my Heart…" Aztoria heard Khalum murmur thoughtfully, trying to remember.

Khalum’s secrets stirred a lot of curiosity.

They needed to get that power, and fast; time was running out for Beta William’s father.

But no matter how powerful they were, even with Laziel’s specter, this pack had too many warriors, well-trained and armed.

Help from inside was necessary, and this time, seriously, Beta William would have to choose a side.

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Meanwhile, far from Lyra, deep within the Wolf King's palac