Chapter 190

Sienna’s POV

Lucas reached it first. “The portal is closed already,” he muttered softly. And I think I stopped breathing for a minute.

No! no! That can’t happen.

He slammed his hand against the glowing surface. What should have been a doorway for us to get out of this hell then went completely still.

“It’s sealed,” he said, staring back at the door in disbelief. He hit it again, harder, his arm flexing with effort. The barrier didn’t even flinch. “Something’s locking it from the other side!”

I stumbled to his side, my chest burning, the scent of smoke and dying magic around here was already hitting me badly. When I looked closely, I saw it, the light of the portal was smothered under a web of dark crystal with foul energy. It spread like poisonous ice, sealing every edge and corrupti