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CHAPTER 427
~Zara's POV~
"Kaid!"
My voice echoed through the darkness as I rushed to the cliff's edge, my heart hammering against my ribs. I frantically scanned the shadows below, my vision blurred with panic.
The Kraken and the Serpent Crane were locked in a vicious battle, their monstrous roars shaking the very ground beneath me. Their enormous bodies clashed, sending waves rippling through the dark marsh below.
But none of that mattered. I needed to find him. I needed to know if he was locked between the battles of elephants.
"Kaid!" I screamed again, my breath coming in sharp gasps.
No, no, no. Please, I cannot lose another person dear to me.
Tears stung my eyes as I desperately searched the jagged cliffside. My heart clenched painfully, my mind flashing back to Snow, to the moment he had fallen before me, and now—now Kaid had… A hand.
A hand shot up from the ledge, gripping the dirt. Then another.
My breath caught. "Kaid!" I gasped, rushing forward.
