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The Curse in Our Blood

Author: Little Rose
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-30 11:52:03

Ember Frost’s POV

Thalmyr glanced down at the hairbrush still lodged against Leo's shoulder, blood soaking through his shirt. “I’m getting rather cold,” she remarked. “Are you really going to keep me pinned here? This body belongs to your classmate, doesn’t it? Won’t you feel bad if he bleeds to death?”

“What use is a body without a soul?” I snapped. “You already took what mattered. If you have even a shred of mercy, return him.”

Thalmyr shook her head, amused. “Mercy? I’m afraid demons are worse than griffons when it comes to greed. I don’t give back what’s mine.”

Before I could respond, sirens wailed outside. Almost at the same moment, my phone vibrated violently in my pocket.

The police and the werewolf elders.

They’d arrived.

Thalmyr sighed dramatically. “What a pity,” she said. “Our time together is far too short.”

My senses screamed danger. “What are you doing?” I demanded.

She let out a stiff, uncomfortable laugh and pulled the hairbrush from Leo's shoulder. Straightening up, s
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