CORA
[Earlier]
The moment Dani sways, I know something is wrong. I can't see the fearwraiths the way she does, but I can feel them. I can sense those icy fingers brushing the edges of my mind. My stomach knots painfully.
"Dani?" I whisper, squeezing her hand. "Hey, hey, stay with me, okay? Don't you dare—"
She doesn't answer. Instead, her knees buckle.
"No! No, no, no!" I drop with her, catching her before she hits the ground. Her body is scorching hot, like she's burning from the inside out. My heart lurches into my throat.
"Dani, please wake up," I plead, shaking her gently. "Come on. Don't do this. Don't you dare leave me."
Her head falls against my shoulder, her eyes shut tight. The wraiths press closer. I can't see them, but I feel their hunger, that awful vacuum in the air pul
