The world was warping around Amara, the reality itself bending in ways that made her dizzy. The shadows clung to her like a shroud, suffocating her thoughts, and distorting the very air she breathed. Her legs trembled, but she didn’t have time to stop. The rift’s pull was too strong now, too relentless.
Tyler—no, not Tyler, she realized—was moving closer. His figure shimmered in the distorted light, like a wraith, glowing faintly in the darkness. His eyes were too bright, too inhuman, and every step he took sent waves of cold dread coursing through her veins.
You should have never come back. His voice reverberated in her mind, and the words sank deep, like a dagger pressing against her chest. There was no trace of the friend she had once known. What stood before her was something else en
