Darkness, the first thing I noticed was how thick and endless it was. It wasn’t just the absence of light it was like the very air had been soaked in shadow. I opened my eyes, but it made no difference. I couldn’t see. My breath came in short, frantic bursts, the coldness biting at my skin like unseen teeth.
I was lying on something rough stone. The damp chill of it seeped through my clothes, and the scent of moss and mold clung to the air like a second skin. My heart pounded as I sat up, groaning softly. My limbs felt heavy like I’d been asleep for days.
Where was I?
The last thing I remembered was running. The forest. The vision. Images from the night before flashed relentlessly behind my eyelids in the dim light of the room, Jayden naked on the bed with her, their shadows dancing on
