I never realised how much I still had to lose, even after everything I already had. My grief had blinded me from really noticing, but in that moment it was all too clear to me. My friends didn't know what was coming, but I did, that knowledge too painful to ignore.
The monster stood before me, his glowing green eyes coldly victorious as that cruel, sinister smile spread over his pale lips. The fear I felt was too real, too tangible as I truly came to understand what he had just said to me.
In that moment I felt an overwhelming warmth and I looked down at my chest. The stone in the core of my pendant was pulsating with violet light, heat radiating out from its centre across my skin and clothing.
I looked to the Shadow Lord, wide eyed as he smirked and began to laugh. I knew what was coming, turning towards my friends with a sudden desperate need to rush forward and save them...
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Pendant of Dragons: The Aldrich Legacy (Book 1)
FantasySlowly, my hand shaking as I reached for it, I turned my attention to my pendant. Its stone was pulsating with that strange glow, the energy rippling from it filling me with both fear and comfort. For a moment I forgot the threat that surrounded me...
