REI’S POV: “ISAAC,” I called as loud as possible to let him know we were here for him. Maat was already getting too tired from extending her powers and letting us search this never-ending darkness and keeping those creatures far from us. “ISAAC.” My throat was getting sore and my vocals hurt me from constant screaming. Calen tried to place his hand above mine to support me, but I avoided his touch. Maat told me we were mates, and I already understood the term, but I didn’t feel the same way about him right now. The pain in his eyes when I moved my hand to avoid his stabbing pain in my heart, but I didn’t pay attention to it. Not until we were done with Isaac. “Maat, there must be some way to bring him here. You can’t handle this for much longer.” I tried to find some other solution to ho