The air was thick with tension. The words “Shadowfang Ruins” hung in the air, too heavy to ignore, too dangerous to embrace. Alex’s hand still hovered over Samantha’s mouth, her eyes wide with fear, while Ronan’s face had gone pale. Derek, ever silent, stood apart, but his gaze remained locked on Samantha with an intensity that made her feel as though she was standing on the edge of something vast and incomprehensible.
“Are you insane?” Alex whispered, voice trembling. “The Shadowfangs? No one comes back from there. Not a single soul who has ever entered those ruins has lived to tell the tale.”
Ronan, his hands clenched into fists, took a step forward. “It’s not just a myth, Sam. It’s a place filled with curses, dark magic, and monsters. You can’t go there, not without the blood of a wol
