"You're not fighting this alone."
Damien's words still echoed in my ears while the tangle of the fight erupted on and around us.
The earth under our feet was rumbling, and with every new spell cast, it was like a smell of smoke hued the air so that, finally catching my breath,
I felt an unexpected chill sweep through the cavern, a dark presence that hadn't been there before.
I spun around, and my heart sank.
The man in black was back again and his figure came out of the shadows like some kind of ghost.
His face was cool and his eyes shone with a glint of triumph as if he had waited for this moment.
"It's time, Serafine," he said, his voice piercing through chaos with unnerving calmness.
"You haven't forgotten our deal, have you?"
A knot twisted in my stomach. I had wished tha
