Selena’s scream barely had time to fade before the darkness swallowed her whole. The world around her dissolved into an endless abyss, weightless and suffocating all at once. It wasn’t just the absence of light—it was something deeper, something alive.
A cold, slithering force curled around her limbs, pulling her further into the void. She struggled, thrashing against the unseen bonds, but they only tightened, sinking into her skin like icy tendrils of smoke.
Where was Damian?
Panic clawed at her chest as she twisted, searching—until she spotted him.
Damian was still on solid ground, his sword flashing as he fought to reach her. His expression was pure fury, golden eyes burning like embers in the night. But no matter how many Vipers he cut down, they just kept coming, a tide of shadows
