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Chapter 18 - The Shattered Darkness

A blinding explosion of golden light obliterated the catacombs. The shockwave tore through the dark specter, shattering the crystal shard into millions of glittering dust particles that dissolved into nothingness.

The dark vortex vanished. The toxic green runes faded into gray dust.

The stone encasing Jesse violently cracked and exploded outward, showering the floor with marble fragments. Jesse gasped for air, lunging forward just in time to catch Jane as her legs gave out and she collapsed into his arms.

“Jane! Jane, look at me!” Jesse cried, his voice breaking with raw terror as he pressed his hand against her chest.

Her heartbeat was faint, fluttering like the wings of a dying bird. The immense magical backlash had drained her completely.

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“I… I got you,” Jane whispered weakly, a faint smile touching her lips as she reached up to brush her fingers against his warm, golden cheek. “You’re free, Jesse. Truly free.”

“No, no, no,” Jesse choked out, tears—the first he had shed in a thousand years—spilling over his golden lashes. He poured his own immortal life force, his very soul, directly into her through their mating bond. “You are my heart, Jane. If you stop beating, I stop too. I refuse to live in a world without you.”

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