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Chapter 0517

Nina

My hands trembled as I slammed the door behind me, locking it in a desperate attempt to keep the world-and the enigmatic shadow entity-at bay.

Leaning against the cool, wooden surface of the door, I struggled to catch my breath, my heart pounding like a drum inside my chest. I closed my eyes, trying to dispel the haunting image of the shadow entity.

Why now? Why tonight, when I was surrounded by joy and love?

In a flurry of frustration, I kicked my high heels off with a clatter and began pacing the room in my bare feet, clutching the ends of my hair nervously.

"Talk to me," I muttered to my wolf, who was always waiting in the wings, watching, observing. "Please help me make sense of this. I can't take it anymore."

But even she seemed just as confused as I felt.

"I wish I knew, Nina," she said, her voice uncertain. "But I can't even make out if the shadow entity is real or fake. I can't see it."

widened. "You

you see it, I really do. But if it's real, it's like whatever it is is... blocking me from seeing it. And if it's not real, then maybe it's a machination of something

at my reflection in the full-length mirror. I hardly recognized the woman staring back. Her eyes were wide, tinged with fear, her cheeks

wasn't a coward; I was a fighter. Yet here I was, trembling over something I couldn't

further down this rabbit hole of angst, there came a soft knock on the

called out, feeling my fists clench out of

Tyler's voice, and hearing it instantly made

glancing at the door, then back at my

best I could. Unlocking the door, I pulled it open to find Tyler standing there, his eyes filled with a

first question

hung in the air between us, filled with an unspoken understanding. Tyler, of all people, knew

voice trailed off, unsure how to verbalize the insanity

the space next to him, inviting me to sit. I

Nina. What happened back there? You

the right words. "I... I saw something, Ty.