CHOSEN BY THE CURSED ALPHA KING
The Mistress stepped back and watched as they both melted into smoke and vanished into the air, leaving only the faint echo of their laughter behind.
For a while, she stood there alone. The mirror continued to glow faintly, reflecting faces that weren’t really there. Her own reflection shifted again, her beauty warping, her smile curving into something darker.
Her hand brushed against the table again, leaving behind a faint mark of frost.
“Let’s see,” she murmured, “how much a heart can take before it breaks.”
A faint wind blew through the hall, stirring the dust. The door behind her groaned softly. Somewhere far away, thunder rolled—slow, deep, like the growl of something waking.