Despair was eating me from the inside.
I had lost all hope. My brother's life was hanging by the thread and I felt powerless to change anything. With Rhys looming over me, his threats echoing in my mind, I was unsure how to proceed. I stepped closer to the circle and opened the book.
I stared at the spell I was going to perform and sighed helplessly. I took a deep breath, wishing for a miracle to happen and for something to disrupt this grim fate, for someone to come and rescue me, but deep down, I recognized the trap I was in.
Sadly, there was no escape.
As I inhaled deeply once more, I began to recite the incantation. Almost instantly, I felt an energy welling up within me, a force breaking free. The atmosphere in the room shifted, charged with an electrifying sensation. Goosebumps prickled my skin as I continued reading, and soon the crystals surrounding the circle erupted in light.
