The Edge of Darkness (The Lies of Mortals #2)

30. THE STIRRING

I couldn’t get a full breath in, couldn’t think straight—could barely hold my composure.

Whatever form of darkness that strange woman wielded, it felt too familiar. Wrong, and yet . . .

I shuddered.

My heart was beating violently. Shadowfire surged beneath my skin, stimulated by the mere existence of the stranger.

Skadi, she had called herself.

Skadi, whose arrival was as much a mystery as it was a threat.

Skadi, whose power made mine stir with frightening recognition.