#Chapter 242: Bound by Fate

Olivia The night wrapped the forest in an embrace of darkness, with only the gleaming moon cutting through, casting an ethereal glow over the foliage. The leaves whispered secrets as they rustled in the breeze, and the world seemed to hold its breath. I stood in the middle of this midnight landscape, my heart hammering inside of my chest with a mixture of fear, confusion, and determination running through my veins. “This is too dangerous,” I said, shaking my head. “I… I can’t do all of this alone. Especially not going into the mines.” Beside me, Nathan, who was still in his wolf form, turned his head to look at me. “Nor will I let you go into the mines by yourself,” his voice said in my mind. “There has to be another way.” Standing in front of me was Freya, a vision of otherworldly beauty bathed in the moon’s silver luminescence. As her words washed over me, the weight of my destiny pressed down, reminding me that I was teetering on the precipice of chang