Chapter 55: The Family Connection

When I came to, the first thing I felt was the cold. It seeped into my bones, numbing my fingers and toes as I tried to gather my bearings.

My vision was blurred, darkness still lingering at the edges, and my head pounded with the remnants of Morrigan’s dark magic.

Where was I?

The last thing I remembered was the crushing darkness, Morrigan’s voice, and then… nothing.

Slowly, painfully, I pushed myself up, feeling the jagged stones beneath my palms.

The space around me was unfamiliar, shrouded in shadow, with only faint glimmers of light filtering through the cracks in the ceiling.

It was a cavern, deep underground by the looks of it, and I was alone.

“Gideon?” My voice came out hoarse, almost too quiet to hear. I tried again, louder this time. “Gideon!”

But there was no answer. Only the echo of my own voice bouncing off the cavern walls. Panic began to creep in as I realized the gravity of the situation.

I didn’t know where I was, how I’d gotten here, or what had happened to the