Part 2 · Chapter 1
The First Fracture
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The road bends northward, but the past refuses to stay buried. As Kinlan disappears behind him, Malak carried more than a sword. He carried regrets. In this first chapter of a new leg, bonds are tested, and the storm and the wolves in the distance are not just nature. It's a battle.
For readers who love
- The road as a moral testing ground
- Bonds forged and strained when the wilderness presses in
- Storms, both natural and otherwise, that aren't what they seem
The wind bit cold through Kinlan's valley as Malak urged Cinder north, its edge sharp against his weathered skin, tugging at his frayed cloak.
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