C91 THE MARK THAT WAS NEVER MEANT TO WAKE UP

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The forest was too silent.

It wasn't the peaceful type of quiet. It was the heavy, breath-holding silence that made you feel like the world was waiting for something bad to happen.

Elara was the first to feel it.

A sharp, cutting vibration under her skin, like lightning trying to crawl out from inside her veins. Her breath caught, and Damon instantly tightened his grip on her hand.

“Elara