A TASTE OF SIN
I whispered harshly, my voice ragged with restrained fury.
Then, I heard it—a whisper, like a breath against the door. Someone was outside. My ears, sharpened since my rebirth, caught even the softest disturbances. Since my return, my senses have been heightened, like a wild animal’s—like a rabbit on constant alert, waiting for the next predator to strike.
My eyes darted to the door.
Tessa seized the opportunity. She snatched the scalpel from my hand with desperate strength, her movements clumsy but quick. Almost at the same moment, the door creaked open.