Threads of Shadow

Harper

A low, terrifying creak rolled heavily through the massive stone hall. It was a deep, agonizing groan, echoing exactly like ancient, petrified wood bending under an impossible weight. But there was absolutely no wood in this section of the ceiling. There was only solid, unforgiving stone.

Declan’s hand violently brushed my arm. It wasn't a comforting gesture; it was a hard, immediate phys