The Alpha King Hexed Bride
Candy moved first, kneeling by a flat stone slab half-submerged near the center of the bank.
“It’s here,” she whispered.
Jimmy helped lift the stone. Underneath, a staircase spiraled into darkness, lit by faint runes glowing blue along the walls.
“Are we seriously going in there?” he asked.
“We don’t have a choice,” I said, brushing past him.
The Hollow was colder than I expected—not just physically, but spiritually. I felt it in my bones, in my soul.
At the bottom was a round chamber, walls covered in etched lunar symbols. In the center stood a bowl of black water, still and deep.