Beyond the Threshold

pressed down on Evelyn as sh

ite fate

ears. This wasn't real

m around her, like the very walls o

r gaze snapping to Asher. "

unreadable. "That does

er fists. "And wh

stepped closer. "You,

lammed against h

woman continued. "The one w

s face-concern? Regret? But before Evelyn co

, her knee

crawling through her veins. Her vision blur

e she hit the ground. His touch sent a shockwave throug

A throne of obsidian and gold. A

enter of it

now. Stronger. Co

as the visi

s calm, almost rever

pped up. "What...

gestured toward E

the movemen

il glowed just above her heart. Intricate, swirling patt

h hitched. "Wh

ed. "The Ma

he power locked insi

the lingering burn in her chest. "No. I

ze softened. "

oors behind th

e, his presence like a sto

embroidered with silver runes. His piercing gra

ffened be

Asher m

the room sharpe

"So," he said, voice smooth but dangerou

isted. "I don't eve

d into a slow,

u w

yn knew-this was