Zeke's POV
I floated in darkness, neither dead nor alive.
The silver knife that pierced my chest had torn me from my body, but something else had happened too. Instead of dying, I became something newa guardian of the gate.
"Sienna," I whispered into the void. My sister's name rang around me.
The gate pulsed behind me, a crack of red light barely contained. I could feel the First Wolf pushing against it, trying to find any crack. My sacrifice had stopped the ritual, but not totally. Part of the old god had escapedinto the Midnight Queen.
I reached out with my mind, looking for Sienna. We were twins, linked by blood even before birth. That bond stayed, maybe even stronger now that I existed between worlds.
There! A spark of warmth in the endless cold. I followed it like a light.
