⸻**CHAPTER TWOThe tunnels groaned as Malik sprinted through them, shadows stretching long and violent behind him. Sarai clung to him, her breath ragged, the baby’s heartbeat drumming through her body with a rhythm that didn’t feel human.Aunt Dee’s voice echoed faintly behind them, shouting incantations as she fought to hold the barrier—but the sound was swallowed by something far louder.A shriek.Not a scream.Not a cry.A starving wail that scraped the marrow.Sarai felt Malik’s grip tighten around her instinctively. She knew without seeing his face that his jaw had locked, his fangs had dropped, and whatever softness he carried for her had turned into pure, lethal instinct.“Malik… what do they look like?” Sarai forced out, her voice trembling.He didn’t answer immediately.The silence scared her more than anything else.Finally, he spoke—low, clipped, brutal.“You don’t look at them. You run.”“Mal—”“They hunt with hunger, not sight,” he snapped. “If they see you, it means the
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