Chapter 204: The Hollow One Is Winning

Bella had always thought death would feel like something.

Pain.

Cold.

Silence.

But this?

This was nothing.

No pain.

No fear.

Just a slow, creeping emptiness that wrapped around her like a second skin.

The Hollow One stood in front of her, its golden eyes darkened to black voids, its lips curled in a knowing smile.

"You thought you could fight me forever?"

Bella didn't answer.

Because what was there to say?

She had spent years running, clawing, trying to bury the monster inside her.

But now?

Now she was losing.

She could feel it in the way her body felt lighter, in the way her memories blurred at the edges, unraveling like frayed thread.

Her past.

Her pain.

Her love.

All of it was fading.

And in its place?

Only hunger remained.