Chapter 27 – The Ambush in the Black
The tunnels swallowed the sound of our boots.
Every step was a trespass, the air pressing heavier the deeper we went. Damp earth clung to my skin, and the scent—Gods, the scent—thickened with every breath: smoke, iron, blood.
The traitor was close. I could feel it crawling over my nerves like ...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1– Ash and Hunger
2. Chapter 2: Shadows Beneath the Trees
3. Chapter 3: The Alpha’s Claim
4. Chapter 4: The Alpha’s Terms
5. Chapter 5 – The Chains of Bloodmoon
6. Chapter 6 – Shadows in the Silence
7. Chapter 7 – The Weight of Power
8. Chapter 8: Sparks in the Shadows
9. Chapter 9 – Blood in the Shadows
10. Chapter 10 – Wolves Behind Masks
11. Chapter 11A – The Battle Begins
12. Chapter 11B – Aftermath of Fire and Blood
13. Chapter 12 – Shadows in the Council
14. Chapter 13 – The Fang in the Shadows
15. Chapter 14 – The Blood Trail
16. Chapter 15 – Ash and Blood
17. Chapter 16: Shadows in the Smoke
18. Chapter 17 – The Whisper Beneath the Pines
19. Chapter 18: Shadows Over the Council
20. Chapter 19: The Whisper in the Dark
21. Chapter 20 – The Shadow Behind the Throne
22. Chapter 21 – Night Before the Blood Moon
23. Chapter 22 – The Blood Moon’s Shadow
24. Chapter 23 – The Trial of Shadows
25. Chapter 24 – The Serpent’s Smile
26. Chapter 25 – The Ash Crown
27. Chapter 26 – The Silent Hunt
28. Chapter 27 – The Ambush in the Black
29. Chapter 28 – The Traitor’s Reckoning
30. Chapter 29 – The Shadow’s Name
31. Chapter 30 – The Lockdown
32. Chapter 31 – The Runner with No Tongue
33. Chapter 32 – Shadows That Breathe
34. Chapter 33 — Winter in the Throat
35. Chapter 34 – The Edge of Silence
36. Chapter 35 – Ash in Her Veins
37. Chapter 36 – When Shadows Descend
38. Chapter 37 – The Council Fractures
39. Chapter 38 – Through the Eyes of the Hunter
40. Chapter 39 – Shadows Splintered
41. Chapter 40 – The Silent Art of the Hunt
42. Chapter 41 – The Weight of Breath
43. Chapter 42: The Clash in the Shadows
44. Chapter 43 – The Weight of Shadows
45. Chapter 44 – Blood and Smoke
46. Chapter 45 – The Hunter Waits
47. Chapter 46 – Shadows Between Them
48. Chapter 47 – The Clash
49. Chapter 48 – Louve
50. Chapter 49 – Louve
51. Chapter 50 – The Hunter
52. Chapter 51 – The Ruins’ Whisper
53. Chapter 52 – Into the Maw
54. Chapter 53 – The Chains Below
55. Chapter 54 – The Hollow Between Heartbeats
56. Chapter 55 – The Tunnels That Breathe Fire
57. Chapter 56 – The Shattered Dawn
58. Chapter 57 – A World That Trembles
59. Chapter 58 – The Shape of Ruin
60. Chapter 59 – The Hollow King’s Mercy
61. Chapter 60 – Into the Maw
62. Chapter 61 – The Shattered Horizon
63. Chapter 62 – Beneath the Crushing Dark
64. Chapter 63 – Into the Maw of Darkness
65. Chapter 64 – The Tightening Grip
66. Chapter 65 – The Shape of Ruin
67. Chapter 66 – When the Dark Stirs
68. Chapter 67 – The Shape of Fire
69. Chapter 68 – The Landing
70. Chapter 69 – The Shattered Reflection
71. Chapter 70 – The Thing with Her Eyes
72. Chapter 71 – The Break in the World
73. Chapter 72 – The Last Breath of Stone
74. Chapter 73 – The Plunge
75. Chapter 74 – The Silence After the Storm
76. Chapter 75 – The Shape of the End
77. Chapter 76: The Fall and Its Consequences
78. Chapter 77: The Mirror That Breathes
79. Chapter 78 – The Edge of Control
80. Chapter 79: Below the Broken Deep
81. Chapter 80 – The Heart of the Chasm
82. Chapter 81 – What Crawls from the Pit
83. Chapter 82 – Shards of the Shattered Abyss
84. Chapter 83 – Torn Asunder
85. Chapter 84 – The Hollow Mask
86. Chapter 85 – The Voice Below
87. Chapter 86 – The Rising Below
88. Chapter 87 – The First Answer
89. Chapter 88 – Through His Eyes
90. Chapter 89 – Into the Maw
91. Chapter 90 – Into the Fire
92. Chapter 91 – The Heart of the Abyss
93. Chapter 92 – Louve and the True Heart
94. Chapter 93 – Louve in the Grip
95. Chapter 94 – The Spark Forged
96. Chapter 95 – The Echo
97. Chapter 96 – The Pull of Her Voice
98. Chapter 97 – Louve’s Fire
99. Chapter 98 – Fire and Storm
100. Chapter 99 – Into the Core
101. Chapter 100 – The Heart’s Wrath
102. Chapter 101 – Burn or Be Devoured
103. Chapter 102 – The Breath Before the Storm
104. Chapter 103 – When the Root Wakes
105. Chapter 104 – Sparks Against the Root
106. Chapter 105 – Ash and Silence
107. Chapter 106 – The Core’s Grasp
108. Chapter 107 – Between Fire and Void
109. Chapter 108 – When the Core Breaks
110. Chapter 109 – Into the Core
111. Chapter 110 – Swallowed by the Dark
112. Chapter 111 – Into the Black
113. Chapter 112 – The Deeper Maw
114. Chapter 113 – Into the Fire
115. Chapter 114 – The Shattering Storm
116. Chapter 115 – Through the Fire
117. Chapter 116 – Into the Break
118. Chapter 117 – The Fire That Holds
119. Chapter 118 – The Breaking Point
120. Chapter 119 – Ember Against Eternity
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