Eternal Entanglement

rnous room. She couldn't see anything inside, but the stillness of the air and the opp

, and she saw that the room was empty except for a single coffin in the center. Rachel's stomach twi

touch it, she heard a sound that made her freeze in her tracks. It was a

er mind raced as she tried to make sense of what was happening. Was it her imagi

igure rose up from within, silhouetted against the faint light. She could

ements fluid and graceful. Rachel tried to run, but her legs wou

nt somehow, changed. His eyes were black and soulless, his skin ashen and cold. Rac

e. She shuddered at his touch but couldn't pull away. He leaned in close

aiting for her in the darkness," he

e had no idea what lay ahead, but she knew that Nikolai was the only one who could protect

he was walking into a trap. The air grew colder, and the shadows grew thicker. She could

e forest. Every rustle of leaves, every snap of a twig, made her jump. She coul

re were still more horrors waiting for her in the darkness. What else could be

chel stopped dead in her tracks, her heart pounding in her chest. She straine

She stumbled forward, tripping on a fallen branch and tumbling to the ground. As she s

mbled back, trying to put some distance between herself and the mysterious stranger, but

achel managed to free herself and scrambled away, her heart racing.Fearing for her life, Rachel tried to run, but her legs felt heavy and uncooperative. She stumbl

mbled back, trying to put some distance between herself and the mysterious stranger, but

the figure was too strong, too relentless. With a final, desperate burst of

t. Every sound, every movement, made her heart skip a beat.

It was a faint glow, barely visible in the distance, but it was enough to g

learing stood a large, imposing mansion, its windows dark and foreboding. Rachel hesit

her way to the fro