The world fell away beneath me, and my stomach lurched as we plunged into the darkness. My hand was still in Kieran’s, but the fall was disorienting, the rush of air filling my ears and sending my heart into overdrive. I tried to focus, to summon my powers and stop our descent, but the shock of everything had scrambled my thoughts.
“Kieran!” I shouted, the wind ripping the words from my mouth.
His grip tightened, and I felt him pull me closer. “I’ve got you!”
His voice, steady and calm even in the chaos, helped ground me. I forced my panicked breaths to slow, my mind clawing for control. I had stopped the earth from crumbling before—surely, I could stop this fall, too.
But the abyss seemed endless, the cold, damp air whipping around us as we fell deeper into the unknown. I couldn’t see
