Cassian’s POV
The silence was unnatural… too thick, too heavy. I could still hear the echo of Mira’s scream from the other side of the collapsing shadow wall, her voice fading like it had been swallowed whole by the darkness. I pressed my hand against the barrier. Cold. Solid. And completely impenetrable.
“Mira!” I roared, slamming my fist into the obsidian wall. No response.
Behind me, the remnants of our group staggered to their feet. Rosalie coughed as she helped Lila up. Theo was bleeding from his temple but alert, scanning the shadows around us.
“She’s gone,” Rosalie whispered. “No,” I growled. “Not gone. Trapped.” I turned back toward the wall. The strange energy crackling through it made my skin crawl, but I couldn’t afford to be afraid. Not now.
“She’s still in there. I can fe
