SERAPHINA’S POV
"No!"
I jolted upright in bed, a scream tearing from my throat.
My entire body was drenched in sweat. My chest heaved violently as if I had just run for miles. The room spun around me, shadows dancing in the corners despite the early morning sunlight filtering through my curtains.
But it wasn't the shadows that terrified me.
It was what I had seen.
"Celine..."
The name left my lips as a broken whisper.
I pressed trembling fingers against my forehead.
The dream had felt too real.
Too vivid.
Too detailed.
I could still see her.
My sister.
Standing alone in a strange place surrounded by darkness.
Not ordinary darkness.
Living darkness.
The shadows moved around her like soldiers, circling her body protectively while countless glowing eyes watched from afar.
Wh
