One minute Tristan stood and the next, the ground beneath him split open and a cry escaped his lips as he fell into a dark hole. “Tristan!” Avena along with the rest gasped in horror watching Tristan disappeared into the pit. Haven couldn’t see much in her half-conscious state as she against the tree, but Lucious and Aeon were already rushing toward the large hole where Tristan had vanished.

“Tristan?” Lucious called. “You good?”

The seconds that followed stretched out like for ...