>>Aelin
The white light swallowed everything—Asha's smile, Tala's golden eyes, the shimmering spires of the spirit realm—until there was only emptiness. And then… color began to bleed back in. Shapes. Sounds.
My lungs caught as I realized I was standing on the polished wooden floors of the mansion. The warm, oaken scent hit me instantly, but I barely had time to take it in before the muffled roar of something monstrous shook the air.
Commotion.
I turned my head toward it, my pulse quickening. My legs moved before my mind caught up, carrying me to the open corridor. My hands grabbed the railing as I leaned forward—and froze.
Below, in the open expanse beyond the mansion's grounds, two massive beings clashed in an explosion of force and fury.
It only took a heartbeat for me to recognize one of them—Reagen. His towering form radiated dark, vicious energy, his every movement dripping with lethal intent. But it wasn't him that made my heart stutter.
It was the other.
