Chapter 74
Annalise
The fire crackled softly as the night deepened, shadows dancing across the faces of those gathered. All of them stared at me with an almost reverent awe, like they couldn’t quite believe I was here. Their gazes made me uncomfortable, but I stayed. I had seen too much to walk away. Something connected me to these people—and to Victor. The signs were everywhere, and I wanted answers.
Victor sat beside me, his demeanor calm yet commanding. They had done some sort of magic on me earlier, and the wounds on my head and body were now fully healed.
The people around us bustled with life—some stirred pots over open flames, others danced joyously under the moonlight, and a few simply watched me with quiet curiosity, as if I were the key to some ancient prophecy.
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