Chapter 79:
BATTLE FOR MY SOUL
The first thing I felt was an arms wrapped around me, grounding me, keeping me from slipping back into the void that had almost swallowed me whole.
My body was shaking, every part of me trembling from the force of what I had just endured. My skin was cold, but my chest burned like fire, as if something had been torn out of me and hastily stitched back together. I gasped for air, my hands holding Ethan’s shirt as if letting go would send me back into the darkness.
He was breathing hard, his forehead pressed against mine, his grip firm but trembling. “Taya.” he said. He had been afraid he wouldn’t get me back.
I swallowed, trying to steady myself, but my body felt unbalanced, my head spinning. I could still hear the whispers of the Forgotten One cu
