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