Nora's POV
The assault comes without warning. Dark entities surge toward me while Mack and Rhianna launch themselves into battle, but we're vastly outnumbered. From the shadows emerges another creature, its smoky appendage coiling around my ankle like a serpent. The force sends me crashing down, my skull connecting hard with the damp earth below.
"James!" My voice tears through the night as the dark energy drags me toward the treeline. I thrust my palms forward, unleashing a torrent of brilliant white energy at whatever lurks ahead. The shadowy binding around my leg vanishes instantly. I flip over and crawl desperately on my belly across the ground before managing to stand.
