“You're scaring her, Xax." I heard Tanner's voice distinctively.

"Jasamina McCully. You are the one I came for before I found my brother," he said, his voice harsh and cold. Hearing him utter my full name sent shivers down my spine and filled me with a deep sense of dread. I felt as though I were staring into the face of death itself.

Confused and scared, I took another step back, while Tanner seemed just as perplexed as I was. "Jasamina McCully? How did you know her name?" he ...