Realm of Power: Werewolf vs Vampire
I felt the absence like a cold place in the room.
“Where’s Lyra?” Caleb asked without looking up.
“I don’t think she’ll be joining us,” I replied, breathless.
“We can wait,” Lily said. She didn’t look up from the book she held. Her voice was steady but tight. “But we don’t have time to dawdle.”
Lily set the book down like it was a live thing. The cover was cracked, the pages browned and smelling of dust and old rain. When she opened it, the two of us leaned in, the others forming a loose semicircle behind.