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19. The Dark Between Us

Author: Cate_Mae
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Al

I had barely noticed the soft click behind me.

A sharp sting pierced my neck, too quick to react. The smell of wolfsbane having had made me weak already. Panic bloomed as the world spun around me. My vision blurred; my limbs weakened.

Then darkness.

“Please let Emon be okay." I thought as I closed my eyes unwillingly.

I woke up to the suffocating scent of damp earth and wood and on a hard surface. The air was stale, heavy with mold and it was suffocating. I tried to move, but my wrists were bound, my legs too. Panic clawed up my throat.

The room, or cave or whatever it was, was pitch black, save for a small slit of light from above. I couldn’t tell how long I had been out. Hours? A day? I didn't know but my throat felt parched.

“Hello?” My voice cracked. “Anyone there?"

No answer.

I struggled against the restraints. Fear took root in my chest. Was this a rogue attack? A warning? Or something worse?

Then I heard it, footsteps descending from a staircase. Slow, deliberate. It was as
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