Page 55 of Voices in the Stars (The Lost Witch #1)

I could see her face. It felt like some twisted joke from the gods.

There was little doubt in my mind that I would never actually see her again.

Instead, I was going to spend the rest of my life locked away in the dark void as I watched him ruin the little good I had in my life.

Taking in her bruised face, all I wanted was to hold her and tell her everything was going to be okay.

That would’ve been a lie, though. The darkness was already creeping back in.

It was difficult to move my fingers as he regained control.

I looked her in the eyes, promising to find my way back to her, even as I was ripped back into the void.