The Human Among Wolves (Aurora) novel Chapter 126

The Human Among Wolves

Chapter 126

Aurora

Aurenya.”

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My name–my real name–rolled off her tongue. She was looking straight at me.

My lips parted, but no words came out. “How do you-”

Seraphina smiled, slow and sharp, like a blade being drawn. “I’m a witch, sweetheart,” she said softly, her voice rasping but strangely smooth at the same time. “I know all.”

She started walking toward us, her movements unhurried, every step making the floorboards creak.

“Nice to see you too, Kael,” she added, her tone shifting slightly, amused. “You’ve really grown up.”

Kael didn’t say anything, but I felt the tension in his hand through mine–his knuckles tightening for a split second before he let go.

Seraphina’s attention flicked back to me, and the faint smile returned to her lips. “Now… shall we start?”

I nodded.

She turned away and walked toward the fireplace, the hem of her cloak dragging lightly across the floor. The flames reflected in her eyes as she sat down in a tall, wooden chair that looked far too old and heavy for the room.

“Sit down, sweetheart,” she said, gesturing to the chair across from her with one long, pale finger.

Her tone was calm–almost kind–but there was something about the way she said it that made it sound less like an invitation and more like a command.

I hesitated for a second, glancing at Kael, but he only gave me a small nod, silent and tense.

So, I took a slow breath, walked forward, and sat down in the chair across from the witch–my heartbeat loud enough to drown out the crackle of the fire between us.

I reached for my backpack, my fingers trembling slightly as I pulled closer onto my lap. I unzipped it and took out the first book- the Latin one.

I hesitated, then extended it toward her. “It’s in Latin,” I said quietly, “I was told you could translate it and… unlock the second book.”

Seraphina didn’t move for a moment. Her red eyes flicked from my face to the book in my hands, and then–just as I was about to set it down on the small table between us–she waved her fingers dismissively.

“Honey,” she said, voice low but sharp enough to slice through the silence, “this book won’t help you.”

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I blinked, confused. “What do you mean?”

“There’s no spell in that book that will unlock words.”

She hadn’t even touched it, hadn’t even looked at the pages. She didn’t need to. Of course she knew.

My stomach tightened. “Then… what? We came here for nothing?” I asked, my voice quieter than I intended.

Seraphina shook her head slowly, her long gray hair brushing against her shoulders. “No, not for nothing,” she said, her tone softening just a fraction. “I can still help you, dear. But I’ll need the other book.”

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I swallowed hard and reached into my bag again, my movements careful, almost reverent this time. The second book–the one that mattered–was colder to the touch, its surface almost humming with a strange, faint pulse. I passed it to her without saying anything.

She took it delicately, like it was something alive, and placed it on her lap. Her long fingers traced the edges before she opened it to the first blank page.

“I can unlock it,” she said after a pause, her eyes flicking back up to me. “Really quite easily.”

There was something in her voice–something too casual to be comforting.

“But…” she continued, leaning forward slightly, the firelight casting deep shadows across her scarred face, “I need you to understand something first.”

My throat felt dry. “Something?”

She nodded slowly. “Yes. All magic comes with a price.”

I stared at her, not sure I understood. Her expression didn’t change, but her eyes seemed to darken.

“So… will you be ready,” she said softly, almost kindly, “to pay that price?”

I opened my mouth to answer her–to ask what exactly she meant by price–but before I could get a word out, Seraphina’s lips curved into something that might have been a smile… or a threat.

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A Amanda Wyllie

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this is really dragging and honestly the main character is becoming kind of annoying and the author seems to have decided to write 3 different plots because they couldn’t decide which to go ahead with

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