Cassian's POV

The portal opened beneath her like a mouth swallowing its prey.

One second Verity was kneeling on solid ground and the next the marble had dissolved into swirling darkness that pulled at her like quicksand. Red light pulsed from symbols carved into the floor and the air around her shimmered with heat that made everything look distorted.

"No," I shouted and threw myself forward.

My boots hit the edge of the circle and I felt the pull immediately. It wanted me too. It wanted to ...