Bound by Shadow Chapter 1

The library was too quiet. Too still. Elara’s fingers brushed over the cracked spine of an ancient, blackened book that had no title.

The moment she opened it, the air shifted.

A whisper curled behind her ear.

？？？

Finally

Elara Vale (FL)

Who’s there? The library’s closed.

He stepped forward, and the dim light caught sharp cheekbones, eyes too dark to read.

Damien Riven(ML)

Closed to them. Never to you.

Her throat tightened. She’d never seen him before, yet something in his voice sank straight into her chest.

Elara Vale (FL)

You can’t be here.

Damien Riven(ML)

𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 Can’t? Or shouldn’t?

Elara Vale (FL)

𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘬, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝘖𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘖𝘳…

Elara Vale (FL)

I don’t know you.

Damien Riven(ML)

Not yet. But I know you.

He moved closer, shadows clinging to him like smoke. She should’ve screamed, but her voice caught when his hand brushed a shelf beside her, only inches from her face.

Elara Vale (FL)

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 What do you want?

Damien Riven(ML)

𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 .

Damien Riven(ML)

What was promised.

Elara Vale (FL)

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘴𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳

Damien Riven(ML)

𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳 We’ll finish this soon.

Elara Vale (FL)

𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘵.