The Obsidian Covenant #1: The Rejected Mate's Ruin
Every breath required effort, a conscious expansion of his diaphragm against the crushing atmospheric pressure of the Well.
"Guller."
Neoma sat opposite him. Her legs were crossed. Her hands rested on her knees, palms up. She was pale, her skin translucent in the bioluminescent glow of the moss clinging to the cavern walls. Her violet eyes were too bright, feverish.
"I’m here," Guller said. His voice trembled. He hated the sound of it—thin, reedy, pathetic. He cleared his throat, but the constriction remained.
"Begin," she whispered.