Chapter 60: The Shadows Beyond Everdawn
Emma’s POV
The cold air bit into my skin, sharp and real, as we stepped further from Everdawn’s towering frame. My heartbeat hadn’t slowed, my pulse still roaring from the escape.
We had made it.
We were outside.
But why did it still feel like the house was watching?
I gripped Nate’s hand tighter, half afraid that if I let go, the house would pull me back in. The path stretched before us, lined with dying trees, their skeletal branches twisting against the pale sky.
The air was wrong here, too.
Not like before.
But still… unnatural.
Like Everdawn’s grasp didn’t end at its walls.
Like it had left a mark on me.
Callum walked ahead, his footsteps steady, his gaze locked on the distant iron gates. His face was drawn, his shoulders tense, as i
