Chapter 104. Everly’s Awakening

Anastasia POV

Grabbing the second piece of the crystal, I feel a current of energy flows through me, an intense heat that pulses like a living heart. It is as if the crystal is eager to reunite with the half that hangs around my neck, its energies vibrating in sync, calling to each other with an almost tangible urgency. This sensation is overwhelming.

"We need to head back home quickly; I feel like we have been here for too long," Rowan comments, concern etched in his voice that echoes off the damp cave walls, the sound ricocheting back to us. He looks around at the darkness surrounding us, the moisture and shadows casting an oppressive veil over us.

"This time, I have to agree with you," Ethan responds, his voice tinged with a caution he rarely shows. "I feel like we have been here for, I do not know, about two weeks…" His eyes scan the cave walls, where shadows dance like ancient entities, and for a moment, even he, usually so fearle