Selena’s pov The light around us didn’t feel normal at all.It wasn’t soft.It wasn’t calm.It felt alive.Like it was breathing with me.Like it was watching me.Like it was ready to jump if I said “go.”My heartbeat thumped in my ears—loud, strong, and also very, very scared. I could hear the others breathing behind me too, shaky and unsure.And right in front of us, the Shadow Heir just stood there.Calm.Still.Smiling that tiny, evil, soft smile.Like he already knew how our story would end.Yeah, well, something inside me said: NOPE. Try again.Something deep, fiery, stubborn inside me refused to let him write my ending.My mark burned again—harder now. Not a baby burn. Not a cute “oh look, magic.”No.This was a full-on volcano under my skin type of burn.It crawled up my arm, into my chest, up my neck. It was so hot I gasped. My fingers shook—not from fear this time—but from something waking up.Something big.Something loud.Something MINE.The world around us trembled.Cull
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