Her dark robes fluttered softly in the night breeze, her pale skin almost luminescent against the backdrop of the darkened sky. Her eyes—black as night—bored into mine, and her lips curved into a knowing, dangerous smile.
She was just as I remembered, and the sight of her sent waves of fear coursing through me. The same woman who had turned my world upside down, who had ripped away the life I thought I knew.
I couldn’t breathe. My legs trembled as I backed away, every instinct in me screaming to run. But before I could even move, she lifted her hand, and with a flick of her wrist, everything went black.
The world around me disappeared. Gone was the balcony, the mansion, the night sky. I was standing in the midst of complete darkness, with only a faint shimmer of light where the witch st
