hrough my throat, the stone door behind
and the red marks beneath my feet we
ho it was, someone grabbe
an's palm, and blood st
He yanked the dagger away and pulled
and I nearly colla
descendingly. "I warned you
terrifyingly dar
the faint trace of concern in his eyes, a surge of
"What are you
n my own." With a trembling hand, I wiped the blood from my neck and took a deep breath. "And once I wa
let out a bitter, contemptuous laugh. "
only made me more certain
satisfied after killing Sarah. You had to trap her and the others' souls here too, just so you could savor watching the moment they
ly. "These candles are nothing
golden mark suddenly appea
ftly coiled around his thr
ed to choke back the rest of his words,
then finally said coldly, "S
go of me and walke
t the still-glowing magic circle. Black dragon fla
wall, catching my breath, my right arm still nu
e I meant to kill him with, but before I s
dragon like him, I would nee
e now, so this wa
d slowly drew the shor
d I could stab him throu
unged forward, driving
hat I would suc
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