Bloodscript: Survival Game of the Reborn
Her entire body did a jerky little half‑jump in her seat, heart slamming against her ribs like it was trying to make a break for the exit.
Corvin’s hand was on her arm in an instant, steady and warm.
“You okay?” he asked, fighting a smile.
“Yes,” she hissed, cheeks hot. “Betrayed. But okay.”
A few people snickered quietly in the rows behind them, the collective relieved laughter that always followed a good jump scare.
Onscreen, the trailer continued its parade of horrors.
Willa’s pulse took longer to settle than she’d like.
“So,” Corvin murmured, once the worst of her full‑body flinch had passed, “you faced death worlds and you’re scared of *that*?”