GEMMA
The darkness came with the blow of his dark energy. It was suffocating and it wound around my neck like a snake. I was between consciousness and oblivion.
I could hear the distant echoes of battle. The sound of growls, clashing swords, pained cries. But they were all muted. It sounded like I was underwater. My body felt heavy, pinned down by an invisible force.
Aedin’s voice came through the fog in my mind. “You thought you could defeat me, huh? White Wolf? How pathetic. You overestimate yourselves."
I struggled to move, to fight back, but my limbs wouldn’t respond. I could feel the faint heartbeat of the White Wolf within me. It was distant and weakened. I wasn’t strong enough.
A sudden pain shot through my chest and it jolted me awake. My eyes flew open, and I gasped. I drank
