Chapter 201 DANE The air is thick and heavy tonight , weighed down by the storm brewing around us .

The pack has been working nonstop , reinforcing defenses , and devising a strategy , but I dont feel one inch better .

Somethings wrong and I just cant put my finger on it .

Aurora is a beacon within the darkness , the new power welling inside of her alive and breathing now , as if a living thing unto itself a thing of both wonder and surprise .

But there is something behind her eyes that she has not shared .

I walked down some area taken by an overriding feeling were being watched .

Whispers hide upon the breeze as it stirs the leaves , just out of catch .

Somethings not right , I mutter lowly .

Trajan steps out of the darkness , his movements almost smooth .

Dane , he says , his tone neutral , almost too calm .

The eastern watch needs reinforcement .

Ive already sent a few of our best there .

I narrowed my eyes studying him .noveldrama

Why werent those orders run through Aurora or me ? Chapter 201 Trajan ! I scream , planting myself in his path .

He spins around , his face empty , no warmth , no fear that Ive ever known .

Dane , he says , his tone hollow .

You shouldnt have come .

2/2 Snap out of it , I plead , my voice filled with emotion .

This isnt you .

Fight it .

His lips twist into a cold smile .

There is no fighting it .

The Nameless owns me now .

I clench my hold on my blade .

Then Ill free you the hard way .

We clash , his strikes exact and unending .

Every blow hurts even more , remembering the bond that once lay between us .

You cant win , he says , a near pitying tone in his voice .

Maybe not , I reply , but Ill die trying .

Meanwhile , the pack fights valiantly , but this will not hold against the weight of the Nameless .

In the middle is Aurora her usual light amongst the dark .

Shes strained with every motion and I can practically see the weight of her newly found strength draining her .

Warrick and Piper flank her , cutting through enemy after enemy in perfect syne with each other as they are connected .

We cant hold them off forever , Piper yells back , her voice.

barely above the chaos .