~Jasmine~
“My Jass.”
I turned at the sound of my name, my heart immediately recognizing the deep, familiar voice. Mav stood a few feet away, his dark eyes locked onto mine.
Relief flooded through me. I wanted to run to him, throw my arms around him—tell him everything I had been holding inside. How much I had missed him, how I almost lost myself.
But before I could take a step forward, something came out of nowhere and pounced on him.
“Mav!” I screamed, my feet refusing to move as pure terror rooted me to the ground.
The shadowy figure slammed into him with the force of a hurricane, claws slicing through his chest. Blood sprayed in all directions, staining the ground a deep crimson. He gritted his teeth, trying to fight back, but the creature was malicious.
No!
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