ALEC
I push past the fog, the tendrils sweeping past my face till I emerge at the other side. It's clearer now and what is before me is another room, but there is no door, just a darkened pathway.
I adjust the book in the inner pockets of my cloak before I walk into the room, letting the darkness swallow me whole. The darkness gives way to a dimly lit room, candle aesthetics litter on the top shelf.
The aura is depressing, radiating some form of dark energy. There is a low table with a stool in front but there is no one.
“Hello?” I call out. The room warps, like the energy consumes itself. Suddenly, something shifts me, my body losing control. It buckles and I collapse on the stool in front of the low table.
“This isn't a place for you, Alpha Alec.”
I snap to the corner where the voi
