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EMBERThe darkness was suffocating. The only thing keeping me calm was Dex’s breathing. I could hear and feel it, my head rising and falling with his chest as he ran. My eyelids felt like they had been sewn shut, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open them. “How much further?” Dex asked t
“Speak, baby. Tell me you’re okay.” Dex begged, but the creature tightened its hold on me, wrapping around my chest.A low groan left my lips as I heard Nolan screaming for Dex to get out of the lagoon. I wanted to tell him that we both needed to get out, that something wasn’t right, but I couldn’t
DEX“No!” I screamed, diving under the water as I reached for her. Only the crystal clear water had turned foggy, and I could no longer see or feel her.Several pairs of hands pulled at me, but I kept swimming until they left me no choice but to surface. The guards hauled me back, one on each arm,
“Shadow magic is not a gift,” Queen Willow hummed, sounding bothered by the announcement. “It is a temptation… dark magic only to be used in emergencies.” “Yet, you have been playing with dark magic whenever you want, teleporting through the shadowland even.” I waved my head over my shoulder at her
EMBERThe magic in the water caressed me, touching and pulling at me, demanding that I let it in.I hated it. ‘Come on, Ember. Wake up!’ I thought to myself, trying to work up the energy to return to the real world… to return to Dex. I could still feel his mark on my neck. The tingling of his touc
“What is this?” I whispered, looking at the pristine room around me decorated in creme and gold. Something heavy moved on my head as I spun around, and I released my dress, grabbing the object before it could hit the floor. My back stiffened when my fingers connected with metal and gems. A crown.
“They aren’t my kids,” I whispered as if scared the two girls down the hall would hear me. “They aren’t mine. This isn't my home." My head shook back and forth, and I stepped back to pull away from Kade, but he followed me. “Ember,” He started, but the feeling in my gut grew stronger. I knew it wa
DEXMy breathing caught as I watched her body lift out of the water, floating above it as if the Goddess herself were calling Ember back to the veil. Whatever the judgment was, I didn’t like it. “Is this normal?” I wasn’t asking anyone in particular but when there was no response, I glanced at the