Something had changed in the air. Yes, even after Selene vanished, leaving behind nothing but the faint gleam of dusk and a warning that clung to my ribs, I couldn't get rid of the feeling that something was hiding in the shadows. The night sky above us was clear and expansive. Its soft light cast long shadows that seemed to breathe and move with time, bathing the area in a spooky silver sheen.
Beside me, Eryx remained silent, his towering frame unyielding, his gaze darting nervously between the trees. For somebody who had been so confident when we started the journey, I could feel the worry settling into him.
Liam spoke softly and looked off into the distance as if he was waiting for something to suddenly jump out. "We need to move," he whispered. Since Selene's warning, he had remaine
