Chapter 145
Emilia's POV
The mist came thick. It did not creep like ordinary fog; instead, it descended heavily like a great curtain, shutting us off from the woods, sky, and everything else. As soon as it reached the ground, the sounds disappeared. No crickets. No birds. All you could hear was a deafening silence. eps.eps.
Nikolas held my hand harder. It is not natural.
Nikolas' fingers remained frozen. Or perhaps mine were. We did not look at one another. We did not have to. Fear was now in the air between us.
"I know."
Lena followed us and was near enough to hear us breathe. I could not see her, but I could feel the fear against my back. After a few seconds, she began gasping as if she were trying to hold back tears.
I heard someone mumbling in the fog. It was not a voice. Not wo
