She saw her husband broken, bloodied, and something primal snapped. She saved him—pouring every ounce of her power into a shielding reversal that pulled him back from death's edge. The toll was massive. Her body convulsed, lungs seizing as dark circles bloomed under her eyes.
In that moment, while she shielded Remus, the demons snatched their son. Tiny cries pierced the night as clawed hands yanked him away into the portal of shadow.
"NOOO! MY BABY! GIVE HIM BACK!" Tina wailed, voice breaking with raw maternal agony. She lunged forward, but her legs gave out, forbidden power's curse ripping her apart from within.
The last image burned into her soul—her son's tiny hand reaching out, his innocent face twisted in fear, vanishing into the dark.
Emotions crashed over her like a storm. The desperate love of a mother, the gut-wrenching emptiness as part of her heart was stolen. Tears flooded her eyes, mixing with blood from her lips.
