As the dark figure approached, Liam's heart thundered in his chest and the tension in the air thickened. Moments before, the voice that had sent chills down his spine echoed over the huge ruins they were imprisoned in, its uncanny serenity disguising the threat underneath.
Though their face was covered by a hooded cloak, the figure moved with a fluid elegance, and it was their treatment of Ava that caused Liam's stomach to turn over. It was ownership rather than simply acquaintance.
"Who are you?" Liam insisted, straggling to his feet despite the acute agony running through his body. His instincts screaming at him to protect Ava from whatever was approaching, and he stood defensively in front of her.
The apparition laughed, the sound low and frigid ringing over the falling void. "Yo
