Page 321 of Cursed Evermore
I gazed up at him through tears. "Wolfe..."
With his gaze locked on mine, he kissed the mark once more, sealing it. "The Seer tethered our hearts. This binds our souls, so even if the curse steals me from your mind... this will never let you go. It will remind you that I love you."
"I love you, too." I spoke the words like a vow.
He drew me close, and his mouth claimed mine. I clung to him, pouring every shred of my love into our last kiss as if I could etch him into me the same way he had marked me.
Then suddenly, a dragon's roar ripped through the air, shattering the sentimental moment. The sound rattled the room until the walls themselves shivered.
My heart lurched. "What's happening?" I gasped.
Wolfe's gaze locked on the window as flashes of red and white light flooded the room in a deadly glow. "Someone's here."
"Someone?"
"Someone who shouldn't be here."
He was on his feet in an instant, striding across the room. With a sharp motion, he yanked the curtains wide, his glare fixed on the chaos beyond.
"Fuck," he hissed, his body going rigid. His hand crushed against the sill, wood groaning beneath his grip as the blaze lit his face in stark fury.
I rose from the bed, my heart pounding so hard I couldn't catch my breath.
Wolfe crossed the room in two strides, his hands gripping my shoulders. "Stay here."
"But—"
"Elariya, listen to me.Stay here."
Before I could protest again, he was gone, the door slamming shut behind him.
Blessed Mother, what in the hells could be going on?
Who in the ever-loving fuck was here?
Andnow? Only moments away from the reset.
How long did I have left? A few minutes?
Gods, the reset was upon me, and I’d be useless,and helpless, when it struck.
Silence swallowed the room for half a breath. Then the world outside erupted in chaos.
The floor shuddered beneath my feet as something massive landed nearby. Another dragon's roar shook the air, deeper and crueler than anything I'd ever heard. The sound ripped straight through my bones.
Shouts echoed in the distance, cut off by the clash of steel, then the rumble of flame.
Fire blazed across the sky, the heat seeping through the stone walls.
Blessed Mother, I couldn't stay here. How could I stand here and do nothing while Wolfe was out there battling gods knew what?
More chaos exploded beyond the walls, sounding like the end of the world, and I knew I had to move.
I did.
I yanked the door open and hurried into the corridor.
The front door was wide open. I ran straight through it and froze at the sight before me.
