43. Swaying at The Edge

When Jinx cast the sleeping spell on Swan, Emric felt a flicker of relief. He trusted Jinx, which allowed him to shift his focus to the next pressing issue—finding Jayden and bringing him to the sanatorium. The night was dark, with only the faintest hint of dawn on the horizon. Shadows stretched long and threatening beneath the towering trees as Emric sprinted through the forest, his breath visible in the cool air. When he reached the edge of the graveyard, his feet came to a sudden halt. A freshly dug grave lay open, the earth disturbed and scattered around it. He paused, his brows furrowing. The smell itself warned him about something out of the ordinary but he didn't have time, his sister and Jayden were more important that moment "I'll deal with that later," he muttered, shaking the thought from his mind before pushing onward. By the time Emric reached Jayden’s house, the haunting silence of the night had settled deeply. His sharp eyes caught the faint movement of curtains billowin