The silence becomes deafening, and I realize that since he appeared, all sound and wildlife have vanished. Not even the wind dares to disturb his presence, and it's eerily still as though death has arrived. He says nothing, still unmoving like stone, and so close to me I can’t turn away or even fathom escape. Pinning me down with a black form and faceless darkness while simultaneously halting the three in their place. His aura is overwhelming even just standing here, and I can barely breathe or swallow as though his presence is strangling all life out of me. I can taste so much raw pulsating energy and power around him. “We’ll go… She’s yours…. We didn’t mean to cause harm, Hex…I mean …ahh, Kae…Kae…Kaelin. We’re sorry.” The hesitation and stutter as she corrects the name she used tells m

