Mine
His fingers dug into the stone floor, his breathing ragged.
“Magnus!” Aria tried to get closer, but Derek pulled her back.
Then Magnus looked up, and her heart nearly stopped.
His irises were no longer their usual shade. They burned with unnatural black and violet hues, swirling like a storm. His skin darkened in places, veins pulsating beneath the surface. It wasn’t just corruption. It was becoming him.
Derek unsheathed his sword. “Magnus, fight it.”
Magnus’s head tilted slightly, his expression eerily blank. “Fight what?” His voice sounded layered—his own, but with something else beneath it. Something deeper.