The night air was cooler than usual as I walked through the forest, the sound of the leaves crunching beneath my boots adding to the stillness around me. The moonlight filtered through the branches above, casting shadows on the ground. Everything seemed oddly quiet, too quiet for my liking. My mind still raced with thoughts of Damon and Selene, the knot of jealousy twisting in my stomach.
But that wasn’t the only thing weighing heavily on my mind tonight.
As I reached the clearing, the energy around me seemed to shift. A sharp prickling sensation crawled up my spine, and I froze, my hand instinctively moving to the magic hidden in the depths of me. Something was wrong—something was approaching, and it wasn’t just a random threat.
Suddenly, a voice broke through the silence.
“Didn’t exp
