Chapter 123

~Jasmine~ “My Jass.” I turned at the sound of my name, my heart immediately recognizing the deep, familiar voice. Mav stood a few feet away, his dark eyes locked onto mine. Relief flooded through me. I wanted to run to him, throw my arms around him—tell him everything I had been holding inside. How much I had missed him, how I almost lost myself. But before I could take a step forward, something came out of nowhere and pounced on him. “Mav!” I screamed, my feet refusing to move as pure terror rooted me to the ground. The shadowy figure slammed into him with the force of a hurricane, claws slicing through his chest. Blood sprayed in all directions, staining the ground a deep crimson. He gritted his teeth, trying to fight back, but the creature was malicious. No! “Mav, hold on!” My voice cracked, raw with desperation. I tried to move, but my body wouldn’t listen. It was as if some mysterious force held me in place, refusing to let me go to him. He turned his head, his agonized eyes locki