Thalia's Ashen Fate
For a flicker, I saw him: the unwavering strength, the absolute trust that had been my anchor.
His hand found mine, his grip surprisingly firm. "For you," he rasped, his voice scraped raw. "Always." He released me and offered a faint, heroic smile that shattered my heart. Then, his eyes drifted closed. His body went rigid, every muscle locked against an agony he refused to give voice to. The curse flared in response, its light pulsing in an obscene, triumphant rhythm, as if it sensed the coming battle and relished the chance to finally devour him whole.
Taking one last, ragged breath, I sealed my eyes. "I'm starting," I whispered, my voice a tremor in the suffocating silence.
الفصول الرائجة