Raine POV
“Welcome to the River of Nothing.”
I froze. The sound rolled through the air like thunder wrapped in silk.
Lucian didn’t even flinch. But the look that flickered in his eyes told me everything....he had been expecting this but he didn't expect this to be this soon.
I turned slowly, and there she was.
Lyra.
She emerged from the shadows like the night had decided to take human form. Her hair flowed past her waist in waves of black silk, catching the faint starlight as if the universe itself couldn’t help but adore her. Her skin glowed faintly, a soft, luminescent shimmer that reflected off the river below like moonlight made flesh. Even the water seemed to still in reverence, mirroring her every movement.
Her eyes, silver and endless, met mine with an intensity that made my
