The Miracle Luna
I twisted to look back, breath snagging in my chest.
Caius stood in the ruined hallway, unmoving, his black coat dusted with debris and blood that wasn't his. “That is a waste of time,” he said, his voice calm but echoing strangely, like wind across a crypt.
My eyes locked with his.
His eyes, dark as shadow, shifted—turning a deep, molten red. A slow, haunting smile curled his lips, not kind, not cruel… just knowing. It slithered down my spine like ice water.