JAMIE
The ground shook so violently that I thought it was going to split open beneath my feet. The light from the symbols flared brighter than the sun, forcing me to shield my eyes. My heart pounded in my chest, the sound louder than the rumble around me.
And then, everything vanished.
The forest, my brothers, Amber. In a flash, everyone was gone.
When the world steadied again, I was no longer standing under the canopy of trees. My lungs burned as I sucked in a breath and the air tasted strange. The air was damp, heavy, and stale, like stone walls that hadn’t seen light in centuries. The echo of dripping water reached my ears, and when I finally dared to lower my hand, I saw where I was.
I was in a cave. Dark stone surrounded me, stretching high above and out in every direction, and t
