Chapter 109 Ashes In The Blood
The smell of blood stuck to Seraphine's body like a second skin, metallic and overpowering. Her fingers flexed at her sides as she walked back and forth through the clearing, moonlight casting an eerie glow on the red stains spreading across her arms. The fight was over, but the war within her burned stronger than before. Every time she drew upon her strength, she sacrificed a part of herself: her control, her nature. And tonight, she'd ventured closer to the brink than ever before.
Ash sat close by, honing his blade with careful deliberation, but his gaze never wavered from her. He could see it—the quiver in her jaw, the rigidity in her shoulders, the way her eyes kept darting toward the shadows as if waiting for her own image to leap out and consume her.
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