The Fated Series
She didn’t speak, only set the bowl on Jalen’s chest and drew a line of blood across his palm, letting it drip into the water.
Jalen hissed, jaw clenching.
The man spoke again, voice low and calm, the kind that made dread worse. “Locator spells need anchors. Your blood will do. The mirror left its mark in you, and now it will call back to itself. While your precious Evandra screams in her cell, you’ll lead us right to the thing we need.”
He turned his head, watching the witch stir the blood-water with her finger. The surface rippled, black veins spidering across it.