Darkness swallowed me whole.
One moment, I was standing in the Moon Temple, power crackling at my fingertips. The next—nothing. No sound. No light. Just an endless void pressing against my skin, cold and suffocating.
I tried to move, but my limbs felt heavy like weights dragged them down. Panic clawed at my throat. "Ronan?" My voice echoed strangely, swallowed by the emptiness.
No answer.
Then—laughter.
Elias’s voice slithered through the dark, wrapping around me like smoke. "Looking for your mate, little omega? He can’t help you here."
A spark of defiance flared in my chest. I clenched my fists, reaching for my power—but it was gone. The celestial energy that usually burned inside me had vanished, leaving only hollow silence.
"What did you do?" I demanded, forcing my
