Author's POVDominic froze in his steps. He wanted to believe it was a dream, a figment of his imagination, but the strong wind that pushed him back a step wasn't. His body buzzed with alarm and he felt it as well—something he had never felt.Fear.He didn't turn around; he didn't think he could. His body felt stiff, like he had swallowed some sort of drink. His heart raced in his chest, trying to outrun whatever this was. Dominic couldn't even breathe freely, not even with all the air around him.Then it came again; “You must know before you leave.”Dominic couldn't take it anymore. He began to swing himself around to see who was speaking, but his body didn't move. He realized that this wasn't because he couldn't move—his body itself was immobile. Even as he struggled, it remained the same.“You can't lay an eye on me, unless you want to lose them,” the watery whisper told him. The voice didn't change or become more threatening.That was enough for Dominic to know it wasn't a threat;
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