Spark of resistance

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Adrian's POV

My body was weak, but my senses became sharper as I found my way out of the pitch-dark void I was in earlier, the place where my mind was being tormented by the face of my child and Lena. I began to feel pain all over.

Every single time I tried to move my body, my muscles felt stiff, and the bite of the dark magic was still lingering, hovering around me. The only thing I could think of right now was to find a way to survive, but the thoughts were soon discarded as I remembered that my survival only gave way to the dark magic in me taking control of my body.

I was glad to feel pain because it was a sign that I was still alive, not yet lost to the darkness within. I tried to sit up, but each movement I made sent fresh waves of pain through my body. I could feel the after-effect of Zane's magic still burning through my veins.

I began to reflect on how Zane's control operated; I had never seen anything like it in my whole life as an alpha wolf; yes I