**Evelina’s POV**
As the dark energy hurtled straight to me, I dodged the dark queen’s attack just in time, realizing that I still did not have my magic.
My power had been stripped away like a stolen breath, leaving me hollow—vulnerable. The dark queen knew it. She could sense the weakness in me, and it only made her more confident, more sure of herself. She was certain I would fall before her dark touch. Even I was certain.
I felt the panic rising in my chest, an instinctive wave of fear threatening to take over. Without my magic, I was nothing. How could I fight this? How could I survive against someone so powerful, someone who could tear me apart with a thought? An orb of black magic came hurtling toward me, and for a moment, I froze. My body felt sluggish, my heart racing in my che
