Hunted Hybrid Aegis War Saga 1 novel Chapter 105

Chapter 105

Elowen POV

Warmth. It wasn’t sunlight exactly..more like the sensation of being held by something ancient and infinite. Like moss and moonlight. Like the hum of the world singing under your skin.

I blinked. The ceiling above me was carved stone and wood, familiar and earthy. The scent of lavender and old spell books tickled my nose. And then…voices.

“Is she waking?”

“Thank the gods.”

“Elowen, love? Come back tae us.”

Lachlan’s brogue was the first thing I truly registered, deep and velvet, curling around my name like a prayer. I blinked again, and this time their faces came into view.

Daxon’s fierce gaze, rimmed with exhaustion. Ashrian’s hand gripping mine like a lifeline. And Lachlan kneeling beside me, eyes shining with relief and something deeper, reverence.

I sucked in a breath and sat bolt upright. “What happened?” My voice cracked, thick and dry. They didn’t speak right away. Instead, Lachlan gently took my hand and pressed it to my chest. Right over my heart.

Where the mark glowed faintly beneath my shirt. I gasped as my fingers brushed it, the sensation was like dipping into a river of raw, ancient power. The memories slammed into me like a goddamn freight train.

The forest. The way it had sung to me. The animals. The fae spirits. The Earth Goddess, her moss woven hair, her haunting lullaby, the blessing she poured into me.

“Oh fuck,” I whispered. “I remember.”

My breath hitched. I looked at them, wide eyed. “Did that… Did that really happen?”

“Aye, mo ghrá,” Lachlan said softly, brushing my cheek with the back of his hand. “Ye were chosen. We all saw it. Felt it.”

“I…” My throat worked uselessly. “I’m not ready for this.”

Ash leaned in, his forehead pressing to mine. “You are this. That’s the difference.”

I sniffled, because of course I did. Gods, I was so tired of crying. But this? This wasn’t just emotion. This was transformation. I could feel the earth. Beneath the floor. Through the walls. It breathed with me.

“I need to go outside,” I murmured.

They didn’t argue. They helped me up, Dax gripping my elbow, Lachlan ready with a blanket even though the air was warm. My steps were shaky but strong.

The moment I stepped outside, the world shifted. The forest whispered. Literally whispered. Not in sounds, but in understanding. I didn’t

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hear the birds, I knew what they were saying, I didn’t see the flowers bloom, I felt them stretch open to greet me.

A fox darted from the trees and skidded to a halt at my feet. She sat down primly and stared up at me.

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“Hello, Wild Sister,” she said, not in English, but in something older and deeper. I understood her like she was speaking straight into my

soul.

My knees wobbled. “Whoa.”

“You okay?” Daxon asked, instantly at my side.

I nodded, stunned. “Yeah. I just… I think I speak forest now.”

Ash choked on a laugh, and even Lachlan grinned.

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