[Damein's POV]Startled, I took a step back.Her lips were pressed into a thin line, and all the color had drained from her face. Dark shadows rested beneath her eyes. They looked dull, almost lifeless, stripped of the warmth they always carried.For one terrifying second, it felt as though my soul had left my body.I forced myself to breathe."What are you doing here?" I asked, keeping my voice calm despite the panic clawing at my chest.She didn't answer.Instead, she stared at me.Not at my face.Not at my eyes.It felt as though she was staring straight into my soul.I stepped closer, hoping she would finally say something, but before I could speak again, her cold fingers wrapped around my wrist.She pulled me toward her.Her grip was impossibly strong.My breath caught in my throat as I watched her eyes slowly darken.Blue faded into gray.Gray melted into endless black.Everything around us disappeared....I opened my eyes.Silence.An endless, suffocating silence.The room sur
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