Chapter 15

We all halt and stare in confusion as haze forms in the distance and all around us. A thunderous roar echoes throughout the land. As Alec and Magnus stand on either side of me, I take their hands and hold them tight. I look between them with a worried expression.

‘This doesn’t sound good,’ Alec says.

I run toward Maia and place a hand on her shoulder.

‘What was that?’ I ask.

‘I-I don’t know. I’ve never heard anything like it before.’

Damon holds Maia by his side and mind-links his warriors to be on the lookout. We can no longer see anything but fog.

In the far distance, I can only make out the silhouette of something humungous coming towards us.

‘What is that?’ I say, pointing toward it.

Everyone looks in the direction and begins to step back.

‘Nina,’ Alec says, ‘Stand back,’ he says with worry as he tries to pull me behind him.

Magnus stands on the other side of me and smells the air.

‘It’s not a scent of human, fae, vampire or any other species that I’ve smelt before. Whatever it i