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THE DARKHEART SAGA

Chapter 3 Shadows of Trust

Word Count: 1142    |    Released on: 29/11/2024

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Kieran stumbled, his breath coming in ragged gasps as he pressed a hand to his side. Blood seeped bet

rrived faster than anticipated, forcing him to abandon his team. Now,

darkness for any sign of pursuit. The Dominion wouldn't stop unti

the chill night air. Every muscle in his body screamed in p

heart leapt into his throat. He ducked into the shado

ed from the mist wasn

s a w

f the city. Her long black hair clung to her face, wet from the rain, and her piercing crimson eyes glowed faintly in the darkness. She

feet away, her gaz

pistol, his voice

ightly, her expression unreadable. "You're

his grip on the weapon, though he wasn't sure how much good

ts unnervingly fluid. "You'll bleed

laugh. "Why would a stranger wan

int smile. "Perhaps I dislike the

gh the air. His stomach dropped as he recognized the s

pushing off the wall a

een them in an instant. Before Kieran could react, she grabbed

are

she sai

wing louder. Kieran tried to pull away, but the woman's grip tighte

ved on. The drone's hum faded into the dista

looked up at the woman, her face inches from his. Her glow

e," she said,

still hovering near his hols

an eyebrow. "Obse

e. Flashlights danced in the darkness as Dominion soldi

's injured

ind racing. He was in no shape to fi

approaching soldiers, her exp

ran said, i

ked instinctively, but the woman didn't move. Bullets tore th

ld follow. One moment she was standing still, and the next she

er wrist, sending his rifle clattering to the ground. She grabbed another by th

iers hesitated, th

hem!" one of them shoute

a smile that was anything but

. They fled into the night, their retreat

fell silen

an, her glowing eyes narrowin

o process what he'd just witnessed. "You're

d," she s

he knew it was pointless. "Why ar

ressed by his hostility. "If I

how much se

ly. "You saved me. I gues

and what you're up against, mortal. The Dominion won't stop un

ned. "And you expec

said coolly. "You need me,

Dominion was relentless, and he couldn't survive on his own. But tea

. "But if you so much as l

e said with a faint s

began walking down the alley. "Come on," she c

er, his mistr

e asked as they moved

, her expression u

he said af

, her attention focu

shake the feeling that he'd just made a deal with th

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1 Chapter 1 The Awakening2 Chapter 2 Shadows in the lab3 Chapter 3 Shadows of Trust4 Chapter 4 The Safe House5 Chapter 5 The Uneasy Alliance6 Chapter 6 Haunted in the Shadows7 Chapter 7 The prophecy8 Chapter 8 A Fractured Alliance9 Chapter 9 Shadows of the past10 Chapter 10 Confrontation11 Chapter 11 REVELATION12 Chapter 12 A Precarious Alliance13 Chapter 13 The Road to Uncertainty14 Chapter 14 Bloodlines of Betrayal15 Chapter 15 LEGACY OF MEMORIES16 Chapter 16 SARIEL17 Chapter 17 The Relic Heist18 Chapter 18 The Awakening Within19 Chapter 19 Cracks in the Armor20 Chapter 20 The Beacon Within21 Chapter 21 A Witch's Revelation22 Chapter 22 The Fall of Sanctuary23 Chapter 23 Echoes of the Darkheart24 Chapter 24 Shadows and Confessions25 Chapter 25 A Deal with Shadows26 Chapter 26 A Fragile Balance27 Chapter 27 Truths Revealed28 Chapter 28 Talk of the Past29 Chapter 29 Into the Lion's Den30 Chapter 30 THROUGH THE RECTOR'S FIRE31 Chapter 31 A DANGEROUS GAMBIT32 Chapter 32 ANCESTRY OF FATE33 Chapter 33 SHADE OF THE PAST34 Chapter 34 DOUBT35 Chapter 35 UNLEASHED36 Chapter 36 LEGACY37 Chapter 37 ELIRA'S BURDEN38 Chapter 38 HER SACRIFICE39 Chapter 39 KIERAN S AWAKENING40 Chapter 40 ELIRA'S RECKONING41 Chapter 41 SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOWS42 Chapter 42 SANCTUARY UNMASKED43 Chapter 43 VEIL OF DEFIANCE44 Chapter 44 LABYRINTH OF NIGHTMARES45 Chapter 45 FRAGMENTS OF FATE46 Chapter 46 TREAD OF DESTINY47 Chapter 47 BY YOUR SIDE48 Chapter 48 VAMPIRE VISITOR49 Chapter 49 INTO THE FIRE50 Chapter 50 BREAKING POINT51 Chapter 51 AFTERMATH AND RECOVERY52 Chapter 52 A PROPHECY DECODED53 Chapter 53 SHADOWS IN THE BLOODLINE54 Chapter 54 A DIVIDED TEAM55 Chapter 55 AMBUSHED AGAIN56 Chapter 56 SEEKING THE ORACLE57 Chapter 57 SECRET IN THE SANCTUARY58 Chapter 58 A FRACTURED REFLECTION59 Chapter 59 REFLECTIONS OF THE SOUL60 Chapter 60 THE HEART'S RECKONING61 Chapter 61 THE DOMINION'S TRAP62 Chapter 62 ELIRA'S DECISION63 Chapter 63 DOMINION'S STRONGHOLD64 Chapter 64 BOND'S OF BLOOD65 Chapter 65 ELIRA'S CURSE AWAKENS66 Chapter 66 LILA'S SACRIFICE67 Chapter 67 PAIN68 Chapter 68 FRACTURED TRUST69 Chapter 69 REUNION AND RESOLVE