Jack’s POV
The silence after the chaos was deafening. I could still hear the echo of her screams in my ears, her hands pressed against my face, her voice trembling with desperation. I should have told her then—something, anything. But my mouth was full of blood and dust, my thoughts a splintered mess.
For a moment, all I could do was lie there, trying to breathe. And Luna beside me with her small gasps echoing.
And then… it came again.
The rustling.
The sky, once more, darkened.
“No,” I muttered, blinking hard. “No, not again…”
The bats returned, swarming like a vengeful tide across the heavens. Their screeches shattered the air, more feral this time. Determined.
Luna stared at me and then she moved away.
I rolled to my side, wincing, every muscle screaming in protest. Luna stoo
