Crimson Love
This time the meal was better than before, grilled vegetables, protein strips, fresh fruit, and a bottle of electrolyte solution.
Balanced. Nutritious. Calculated. Sera stared at it. Earlier, she would have pushed it back untouched. Now she simply sat beside it. Her stomach reminded her she hadn't eaten properly since before the blood tests began. Her pride told her to refuse. Her training told her something else. Hunters didn't choose battles on empty stomachs. Starving herself wouldn't punish Zelios. It would only weaken her. If an opportunity appeared tonight... She would need every ounce of strength.
Without another thought, she picked up the tray and ate deliberately, not quickly, not c