The room was cold. It wasn't the cold of winter seeping through the walls of the Rurik mansion—it was another kind of cold, the kind that seemed to come from Alexei himself. Black smoke spread across the floor like a slow tide, climbing up the legs of the chair where the Grand Master was restrained, rippling around Alexei's body like a second skin that no longer retreated.The man was breathing with difficulty. Blood ran from his nose, from a cut in his eyebrow, from the corner of his mouth—but he was still smiling. Alexei stood in front of him, violet eyes glowing in the dimness, hands stained with blood. He did not move. He merely watched, and that was worse than any blow."You feel it, don't you?" the Grand Master asked, his voice hoarse.Alexei did not answer, and the man's bloodied smile widened."She's suffering right now." He tilted his head, his eyes gleaming with a fanaticism that had not diminished. "You can feel every spasm, every wave of fear, but you don't know where it's
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