Chapter 12
The Summons
Mason feels the red-eyed figure's call and decides to follow, leading the injured group deeper into the forest. They discover a hidden stone circle where the figure waits, delivering a cryptic warning about a choice that will seal their fate. Hunters close in, trapping them inside the circle.
The whisper hung in the air, thin as smoke. Mason's hand tightened on the dagger. The red-eyed figure had vanished into the trees, but the pull remained—a thread tugging at his chest, steady and insistent.
"Mason." Seraphina's voice was low, urgent. "Don't."
He looked at her. Her blue eyes were wide, her face pale in the firelight. She knew what he was thinking.
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