Her voice softened, wrapping me like warm fog. “And yet, the tie remains.”I froze. “Say what now?”“You and Callum are still connected. It hums between you even now.”My blood went cold. “That’s impossible. We cut it. I cut it.”Her gaze never wavered. “You tried. But once love strengthens a fated
LioraWhen the black hit, it wasn’t falling.It wasn’t floating, either. It was just… nothing.No up. No down. No left, no right. My body didn’t know where to lean, my lungs didn’t know whether to breathe. It wasn’t silence the way sleep is silent, it was silence that swallowed, like the whole world
We staggered to our feet, circling, both of us gasping, dripping red. Her lip was split. My shoulder slick with blood. Sweat and dust glued my hair to my face.“Right,” I almost laughed, voice sharp as glass. “A nobody you’re so desperate to be. What a joke.”She lunged. I met her head-on. Our shiel
LioraThe day came, and the colosseum felt like it had a heartbeat.Every seat was packed. Nobles in silks and jewels fanning themselves like the heat couldn’t touch them, commoners crammed shoulder to shoulder in the upper tiers. The air stank of sweat, iron, and dust, a storm that hadn’t broken ye
“You…okay?” I asked, a chuckle catching in my throat.He nodded, stiff as stone.I tilted my head into him a little more, testing. His lips pressed tight between his teeth, and I smirked. So, he did get flustered. The tiny shift in power made me want to push it, just a little.“Want me off?” I tease
LioraMy pulse spiked, having no time to think.Three men where in my room. Here to kill me. Probably.The first man lunged, hand reaching for my mouth. I twisted, knife slicing his arm. He cursed but slammed me against the headboard, my skull ringing.I drove my knee into his gut. He staggered, but