ALBATORA'S POV I was once again in the darkness, but this time it wasn’t by choice. I struggle to recall what happened. I was running and something was chasing me and then a sharp pain started in my chest. That is all I remember. Was I dead this time? Usually, that would please me, but for some reason, that thought upset me. For who knows how long I have been ready and waiting to die and now… What changed? “She is what has changed,” a quiet voice said in the darkness. Do they mean my mate? I was running away from her, I chose not to be with her, so why, why do I not want to die now? “You were scared,” That same quiet voice said. Who was that? It sounded both feminine and masculine all at once. “I am your creator, young Baihu. You are on the border between living and dying and