As Above, So Below (The Fated Celestials Trilogy #1)

Chapter Five

The silence I awaken to is deafening.

To my infernal dismay, I still exist.

Resounding defeat runs cold through my veins.

It contrasts the heat of the tears sliding down my face.

Of course Netharis wouldn’t end me.

Not after displaying that kind of power.

I’ll never escape him.

I’d given everything I had.

Gave in to my innate.

I let it control me in hopes it would be enough.

It wasn’t.

Staring at the ceiling, numbness overtakes me.

It creeps through every limb before settling in my chest.

Feeling drained, I turn over.

I know I need to fight, but I’m so incredibly tired.

I close my eyes, hoping to dream of the night sky the living take for granted.