Zoe’s POV
Silence, darkness, and despair surrounded me. I struggled to break through to the surface, but the darkness kept pulling me back, suffocating me. I felt completely alone, lost, and confused as it whispered to me, urging me to stay, tempting me to become one with it.
Defeated and hopeless, I was about to surrender, to allow the darkness to carry me away on an endless journey. Then I heard a voice. It was familiar, calm, and insistent, pulling me back and urging me to fight, to resist.
The sound of that voice gave me strength. A surge of power pushed me upward. I fought my way free and finally emerged into the light. Slowly, I opened my eyes. Relief washed over me, and a small smile crept onto my face. I had overcome the darkness.
But the room I found myself in sent shivers dow
