Chapter 165

Selah's POV

The spirit's burning gaze held mine, and suddenly the world shifted. The chamber, the chanting, even Torin's labored breathing—everything faded into the background as something ancient stirred within my blood.

The darkness felt familiar.

It wrapped around me like a long-lost embrace, seeping through my skin and into my bones. Not cold, as I'd expected, but warm. Comforting. Like coming