Chapter 83

The ground beneath my feet seemed to shift as his words sunk in. Before I could process what he meant, a sudden wave of dizziness hit me like a hammer. My vision blurred for a moment, and when it cleared, everything around me seemed…darker, as though the world had been plunged into shadow.

“What…?” I gasped, my voice barely audible. I swayed on my feet, fighting to stay upright.

“You feel it, don’t you?” Donovan said, his voice dripping with satisfaction. “That’s the darkness reaching out to you, Cheryl. It’s been waiting for you.”

I struggled to steady myself, the strange weight pressing down on me, making it harder to breathe. But I fought it. I had to. Luke and the pack were counting on me.

But as I took a shaky step forward, something changed. The ground beneath me wasn’t solid anymore. It felt like sinking into quicksand. The battlefield disappeared, swallowed by darkness, and suddenly, I was alone—adrift in an endless void.

Panic clawed at my chest. Where am I? What’s happening?