Selene’s POV

The words remained in the air long after Nyx spoke them.

You must die.

I stared at her, unable to accept what I had heard. My heart pounded against my ribs, while a coldness settled over my hands.

“What do you mean?”

Nyx stepped closer, her silver form flickering beneath the fading light of the Doom Moon.

“The Dreamer cannot be killed,” she said quietly. “It cannot be sealed. It cannot be balanced the way the First Shadow was.”

My stomach tightened.

“Then how do I stop it?”

Nyx held my gaze.

“You become part of it.”

I shook my head.

“That makes no sense.”

Nyx turned toward...