THE NIGHT MY MATE BURNED ME ALIVE
I said, stepping past my shade, ignoring the cold warning pricking at my neck.
"Am I?" Aurelian’s smile was a grotesque, asymmetrical twist on Kael’s face. The blackness in his pupils rippled like disturbed ink. "See for yourself."
The ink receded in a violent, gut-churning spasm. The darkness shrank, and for a fraction of a second, Kael’s bright amber eyes locked onto mine. He heaved in a ragged, agonizing breath, his chest rising and falling in erratic thuds.