SERAPHINAThe door of the arena locker room slammed shut behind us with a massive, deafening metallic echo that cut off the vast, freezing silence of the ice rink...The dark, shadow-draped room smelled like old rubber mats, damp hockey gear, bitter sweat, and the thick, suffocating iron tang of Silas's fresh blood...Silas dragged his bare feet across the slick concrete floor, his broad shoulders hunched forward as he leaned his massive, heavy weight against my right side...Every single breath he dragged into his lungs came out as a harsh, ragged wheeze that vibrated straight through his broad ribcage...Dark, silver-poisoned blood pooled across the tense, defined muscles of his abdomen, dripping off his waist and splashing onto the cold grey tiles with a wet, rhythmic sound..."In here, Silas... Come on..." I whispered, my raspy voice trembling with raw adrenaline as I guided his towering frame through the arched tile entryway into the main shower room...I reached out with a shaki
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