Incubus Reborn: Sleepless promise
She spun, meeting the gaze hidden in shadow.
The arrow loosed.
Time slowed.
Lucian lunged, shoving her aside. The arrow grazed his shoulder instead of piercing her heart. He staggered, teeth clenched, blood soaking his cloak.
Her scream tore the air.
Lucian roared through the pain, driving his blade upward, slicing through one of the archers who had dropped too low. The assassin crumpled.
Saraphina’s fury surged like a wave breaking stone. She leapt onto a crate, her voice echoing against every beam. “They strike us in shadows because they fear our light. Do not cower. Make them bleed for every breath they steal!”