Elena
*****Nightfall — The Ruins of Silverfang*****
The air was wrong.
Not cold.
Not hot.
Heavy.
Like the world was holding its breath, waiting to see what my daughter would become.
Fia still stood in the center of the burned runes.
The light was gone, but something dark still clung to her skin like invisible chains. Finn was right in front of her, hands on her shoulders, trying to keep her grounded.
“Fia,” he said softly. “Look at me. You’re here. With me. You’re not alone.”
Her eyes flickered.
For a moment, she looked like my little girl again.
Then the shadows around her twitched.
I stepped forward. “Fia, sweetheart. Come to me.”
She turned slowly.
“Mama… it hurts,” she whispered.
“What hurts?” I asked, my heart splitting open.
“My head. My thoughts. Something is in th
