Selene’s POV

The words struck me harder than any blade.

The First Shadow has awakened. And it is coming for your son.

I stared at Nyx, unable to speak for several heartbeats. I had faced the First Shadow before. I had entered its darkness, stood against its rage, and accepted the part of it that had become connected to my soul. I had believed balance was enough to keep it silent.

Perhaps I had been wrong.

“Why Dawson?” I finally asked, my voice barely above a whisper. “Why would it want my son?”

Nyx stepped closer, her silver form flickering like a flame caught in the wind.

“I felt it...