Elias wanted me in the crypt, which was exactly where I was being pulled to.
I found it at the back of the cemetery and didn’t hesitate going in, following the lit wall lanterns down the cracked concrete steps.
My fear was still there, but every step closer to Elias meant another step closer to ending the part of my life that was a shadow on the rest.
And I wanted that more than anything. I wanted to be able to be with the alphas and my family without having to worry about missing humans or the shadows destroying everything I loved.
If I was the only one who could stop him then I would try, and if my life was the price I had to pay so my mom and my alphas lived out their lives, then I would pay it.
That brought a dull growl to my head, and I smiled. They were still with me.
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