Chapter 43.
POV: Alyssa
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We moved through the dense, twisted forest like shadows ourselves, our breath coming in ragged gasps as we raced after Liora. The terrain was unforgiving, the ground uneven and slick with mud, tree roots reaching up to trip us at every step. The sky was a churning mass of black clouds, lightning crackling ominously in the distance. But the storm brewing above was nothing compared to the turmoil inside me.