Chapter 94

• RAINA
• I knew he was angry with me—of that, I was certain—but I prayed in my heart that he would realize I had done what was needed to be done for Nathan to release Faith. I could still feel the icy chill that ran through my veins when Nathan had attempted to lay hands on me. His hurtful words echoed in my head; he had told me that he couldn't wait anymore. I struggled against him with all the strength that was within me, but I knew that if Alex hadn't interrupted him at exactly the right moment, Nathan would have won. Even then, somehow Nathan had managed to slip away before Alex could completely show himself, leaving me to ponder where in the darkness he had disappeared to.
• Later, desperate and trembling, I attempted to phone Alex, but the line was dead. Half of me was appallingly empty, half my soul ripped away. It wasn't the pain or the fear—it was the suffocating loneliness of being left behind when I most needed him. That was when Dom came around, his eyes weighed down with concern.