DAMON

“Sele…” It was still hard for me to breathe, and the survival of my soul was threatened some more.

Tilting her head to the side, fury still in her eyes, Selena asked, “How do you know about this place?”

“Wh…” Jeez, how does she expect me to speak when she is strangling me so badly? At that moment, I knew it was time to use that force I didn’t wish to use because I feared it would hurt her. So, despite my fear, I quickly summoned all my strength and pushed her away before she could make me slip into the cold hands of death.

My feet staggered to...