Chapter 081
Emilia's POV
The wind ceased. As simple as that.
I stood there, my fingers stuck to the front doorknob. There was a problem. It was too quiet. The crickets had stopped talking as well. Even though it wasn't that cold, the cold air caused my breath to fog. Not at all.
Behind me, Eira whispered, "Don't open it." She hardly breathed in her voice.
However, I had already.
He moved quickly. Too quickly.
I was slammed hard to the ground by a hand that sprang forward from the shadows. At first, all I could see was the weight of him on top of me and the gleam of silver in his eyes, not even his face.
"Stay down," he growled. "Remain motionless."
I kicked at his leg, elbowed his ribs, and struggled.
"I'll make it worse if you scream."
I refrained from screaming. I refrained fr
