Mia raced through the tunnel, her heart hammering in rhythm with the crystal’s hum. She emerged into the heart of Lira, the City Core—a massive dome of interlocking arches that held the floating islands together. In the center, a yawning chasm opened, swirling with darkness—an abyss that seemed to drink the very light around it.
Around the rim of the chasm, ancient runes glowed faintly, each one a lock awaiting a key. Mia stepped onto the platform, feeling the obsidian shard in her pocket thrum in sync with the Moon crystal. She placed the Moon crystal into a shallow indentation at the center of the runes. The crystal’s violet glow intensified, spilling light onto the runes, which flared with golden fire. Its Mia Moon
: Includes the debut novel A Murder of Crows (2025), set in Salem, Massachusetts. Mia raced through the tunnel, her heart hammering
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