The Veil Calls
Hailey
Sleep should have come easily.
After everything.
After the bonding.
After the marks.
After Selene's farewell.
I should have felt at peace.
Instead, unease lingered beneath the surface.
The Queen's Mark pulsed softly beneath my skin.
Storm.
Desert.
Forest.
Ice.
Moon.
The completed bond connected me to my Guardians even in sleep.
I could feel them around me.
Kael's steady presence.
Rider's quiet strength.
Asher's calm mind.
Zane's warmth.
Safe.
Loved.
Home.
Yet something waited in the darkness.
Watching.
The Queen's Mark suddenly burned.
My eyes flew open.
The room disappeared.
The Veil
Cold shadows surrounded me.
Not darkness.
Shadows.
Living.
Breathing.
Moving with purpose.
I stood upon black stone beneath a fractured silver sky.
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