All Chapters of Unleashing the lunar within: Chapter 11

(Emilie's POV)When I woke up, nothing was right.The sky wasn't the sky. It hung above like broken glass, shimmering between night and day without ever committing to either. Rivers flowed backward, water running upward into clouds of silver mist. The ground beneath me pulsed like it had a heartbeat. Every breath I took tasted like iron and rain mixed together.I wasn't in the mortal world anymore.I was somewhere else. Somewhere that didn't follow the normal rules.The Shadowlands.We were riding through them on horses that made no sound. Lysander's guards surrounded me, their armor so black it seemed to absorb light. Their movements were silent, their faces hidden behind dark visors. Even their horses left no prints on the silver sand beneath us.My wrists glowed faintly, the twin moon marks shimmering. Chains of shadow hung loosely around my arms. They didn't hurt. They didn't even feel tight. But they were there, a constant reminder that I wasn't free anymore."Where are you taking