Crimson Outcast
Light spilled from the windows, golden and warm, carrying the laughter of wolves, lycans, and witches gathered in false unity.
They toasted, they smiled, they celebrated. As if the kingdom were whole. As if their joy were unshakable.
I clenched my fists against the stone ledge. Fools.
Circe drifted behind me, her steps soundless, her presence a dark whisper against the riot of light below. She leaned close, her lips curling into a serpent’s smile as she followed my gaze.
“Do you see how they bask, Elijah? Blind in their own delight. The girl sits at the center of it all, dripping in silk and silver, and they dare call her queen.”
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