The bridge groaned beneath Eliana’s feet.The sound was low at first, almost harmless, but then another crack spread beneath her shoes, thin lines splitting across the dark surface like broken glass. A violent wind howled around her, cold enough to sting her skin, and beneath the bridge there was nothing. No ground. No light. Just an endless darkness that swallowed everything beneath it.Eliana’s breathing turned uneven as she stared downward.If she fell, there would be nothing to catch her.Her spirit guide stood several feet ahead, unmoving, his pale coat shifting slightly in the wind. His gray eyes remained fixed on her with the same unreadable expression he always wore, though this time there was something heavier beneath it. Something tense.“Eliana,” he said calmly, “move.”She swallowed hard. “Move where?”Another crack split beneath her feet.Panic rushed through her chest.“The bridge is collapsing,” she snapped. “You think?”His gaze shifted briefly to the widening fracture
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