Chapter 38 The Spreading Light

• With the successful purification of Beta Lyra, the true battle against the Shadow Weaver gained a new, vital front. The ritual, once a theoretical gamble, was now a proven weapon.
• Elara, with Liam’s precise guidance and Kael’s tactical insights, began to systematically identify and cleanse those touched by the Shadow Weaver’s insidious influence.
• Their efforts began within their allied packs. Alpha Lyra and Alpha Borin (through his Beta, Jaren) swiftly brought forth pack members who had exhibited unusual paranoia, sudden bursts of uncharacteristic anger, or inexplicable changes in loyalty. One by one, Elara performed the Cleansing Light ritual, each time a harrowing but ultimately victorious struggle against the Shadow Weaver’s ethereal grip.