Chapter 23 A Rift In The Dark

• The air crackled with energy as the Alpha’s dark magic surged toward them. Meher’s breath caught in her throat as she felt the force bearing down on her, the shadows closing in from all sides. But Ayaan was by her side, his presence a constant reassurance as he raised his blade to block the incoming energy.
• The ground beneath them trembled, and the dark figures surrounding them moved closer, their forms shifting with fluid precision. They were like wraiths, creatures of pure malevolence, each one more terrifying than the last. The Alpha stood at the center, his eyes fixed on Meher with an almost predatory intensity.
• Ayaan gritted his teeth, pushing back against the surge of magic. “We’re not giving up,” he growled. “We’ll fight with everything we have.”