Selina’s POV
The shadow portal didn't just transport us; it chewed me up and violently spat me out.
I hit the ground hard, my knees slamming into a bed of rotting pine needles and freezing, wet earth. The nauseating scent of stagnant swamp mud and sulphur abruptly vanished, replaced by the biting, oppressive chill of a dense, ancient forest. The sky above was completely choked by thick, black canopy branches, blocking out even the faintest sliver of moonlight.
I scrambled to my feet, my lungs burning as I gasped for clean air. My first instinct wasn't to fight or to flee – it was to reach for him.
I closed my eyes, desperately diving inward, searching for the vibrant, golden tether that connected my soul to my Fated Mate. I needed to feel the steady, grounding rhythm of Finn’s heartbea
