Deadly Game
I stood over the bodies, breathing softly, my fingers tightly gripping the blood-slicked hilt of the dagger.
A heavy silence descended on the penthouse, broken only by the sound of rain against the shattered window. I turned around slowly, my heart stopping as I realized Malakai was standing just five feet away.
He hadn't fired his weapon to help me. He had stood there, completely frozen, watching the entire sequence play out. His dark eyes were fixed entirely on the dark titanium dagger in my hand, his chest rising and falling with a slow, heavy rhythm. The haunting recognition on his face had transformed into something entirely different —something sharp, terrifying, and completely consume