"BANG!"
Alena kicked the ward door open with a violent force. The door slammed against the wall, the deafening crash echoing through the sterile room.
The sudden intrusion sent a jolt of terror through Luke. His phone slipped from his numb fingers, the screen shattering instantly upon hitting the floor.
He turned his head stiffly. When he saw who was standing in the doorway, his face drained of all color. Panic flared in his eyes.
"A... Alena? You're back? Since when?"
A vein pulsed at Alena's temple. Her eyes were bloodshot, glowing with a primal, vengeful rage. She looked like a wraith crawling out of the depths of hell, radiating a suffocating pressure as she closed the distance between them, step by agonizing step.
Luke trembled under her gaze. He shrank back instinctively, his v
