THE VEILED BRIDE
I lifted my hand, and it stopped instantly.
"Come here."
The Shadow trembled. Catherine's eyes narrowed as she watched. I closed my fingers into a fist, and the Shadow was dragged violently toward me, slamming into the invisible space directly in front of my body. I walked toward it, and every step I took made the darkness recoil further. The Shadow tried to move away. I pulled harder, and it flew toward me instead. I caught it by what should have been its throat. There was no flesh beneath my fingers, only darkness, but I could feel it anyway. I could feel its consciousness, its fear, its rage, its hunger, all tangled together.
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