The air in the chamber was thick, heavy, and cloying, like breathing in the dregs of a forgotten perfume.  Adriana felt it clinging to her, a viscous, suffocating blanket that leached at her strength, dulling the fire within her core.   Devon’s protective aura, a bubble of clean, earthy energy, was a fragile shield against the pervasive miasma, a testament to his own power, but even he was beginning to show the strain. His jaw was clenched, his eyes narrowed in concentration, the faint glow of his elemental power flickering as it fought against the unseen drain.  The whispers of Leila’s poison, amplified by Patricia’s dark magic, were a constant, insidious tide. They spoke of weariness, of futility, of the overwhelming desire to simply succumb, to sink into the heavy, suffocating embrace of the magic. Adriana felt her own wolf stir within her, not with its usual fierce readiness, but with a dull, sluggish protest.  It was like trying to move through molasses, its instincts dulled,
 Last Updated : 2025-10-11
Last Updated : 2025-10-11