Se connecterJESSICA/TESSA’S POVAdrian could fight no more. He thought that the dark power would give him strength and make him defeat Zane and me, but in the end, light always conquered darkness.“Sheila! Please… Don’t leave me,” he had mumbled.
JESSICA/TESSA’S POV“We need to come up with a plan,” Zane suggested.“Exactly my thought,” I said.Now that the pain abated, we had no time to lose. We had to ensure that t
JESSICA/TESSA’S POVI would not sit idle and wait for death anymore. I still had some life left inside of me to fight this battle, even if I had to do so alone.I had no time to lose.If the dark forces had hit me, then I could use it to my advantage, despite it throbbing weakly inside me. The pain was a hurdle, the
JESSICA/TESSA’S POVAs we were back into the castle, Zane asked me to follow him. After what had happened, we had to retreat to our room.Still, I was quite oblivious to the surroundings and my own feelings. I felt numb.“Those black marks,” he
JESSICA/TESSA’S POVIf Eric was being manipulated by the dark force, it could have been that the dream was a manipulation by Adrian.It was hard to believe that I had cheated on Zane with Adrian. Nothing as such could ever be rooted in my subconscious. Still, I was shattered.As we headed back, the atmosphere in the
JESSICA/TESSA’S POV A black mark!The mark alone sent shivers down my spine. It was like a blotch left by black ink on paper, but it carried a mysterious aura.
Zane POV ExpansionWhen I opened my eyes again, the first thing I saw was her. The room was dim, lit only by a faint candle in the corner, casting soft shadows over her face.Tessa was sitting beside me, head lowered, her hair falling over her shoulders. Her eyes were red, and her fingers were still
Zane pov.The sky didn’t matter much once we stepped inside. The air felt heavy, almost alive. I could taste the metallic tang of dark energy the second I breathed in.Tyson moved ahead, scanning the ground. “It reeks,” he muttered.“Yeah,” I said quietly. “Rogues were here recently.”He gave a st
Jessica/tessa pov.“What?” I stared at Mikey in disbelief. “Jason is dead?”Mikey’s face was pale, his voice low. “Yes. Apparently… for a while now. They found his body this morning. He’s been gone for five days.”My hand flew to my mouth. The room tilted, sound fading into a distant hum. “Five da
Jessica pov.We all gathered around the map Anastasia had spread out on the table. The room was tense—too quiet. The air hummed faintly with the low buzz of the lamps, shadows crawling across the faded wood. No one spoke for a while. It felt like we were standing at the edge of something, waiting







