Lucian's Pov

“Shadow binding spell,” I muttered.

The second the words passed my lips, a shiver ran down my legs as the shadows hissed and melted beneath my feet, retreating like scared dogs.

But before I could even breathe, I heard a voice.

Not one voice, it sounded like a thousand layered and echoing, like it came from the deepest cracks in the earth.

“Who are you? And why are you here?”

I stepped forward slightly, the pressure on my body gone. “I am Lucian Drake, the immortal and I have come to make a deal with you.”

“You, Lucian Drake…” the voice echoed again, “What business do you have...