. Rachel stood in the corner, attempting to blend in with the crowd. Her mind was racing as s

His voice was smooth and interesting, and every word drew the crowd in. But as they looked at each other from a

her thoughts as he got closer. "I

n. "Yes, I've been busy," she said, h

ng the other person. "I believe it's time

t know if it was the power he had or something more perso

nd now their faces were only a few inches apart. "Don't get the wrong idea about my

between them got stronger, sharper, and more real. A

seemed to crackle. But just as the tension got t

, "Mika," hi

ed at her with the same frightening intensity as Luka's. Mika's face wa

the two brothers. Mika looked back and forth between Lu

?" Luka's voice was short, bu

red at Rachel, and a flicker of something-mayb

calm but with a hint of anger that Rachel couldn't

r. She felt stuck between the two of them since their differe

Mika moved closer to Rachel, making h

ka hissed, his voice a warn

finitely an attraction, but it was more than that. There was something else between

ve the feeling that she was on the edge of something hazardous. Luka's intense lo

didn't know how to end it. What was she supposed to say

What are you afraid of, Rachel?" he

ime swallowing.

s voice was gentle, but you could

feel-afraid, wanting, or confused? It looked like they were all mixing together and

. Scream

was coming up on her fast, ready to sw

she said, her

d her got darker, and she felt like she was being watched. There

alls. The moonlight that came through the small crevices above made strange shadows on the ground. For now, she was

the chaos she had left behind. But when she saw something move out o

pped out of the darkness

de

lly smile that stretched across his face made her stomach turn with fear. He wasn'

us?" His speech was soft, like velvet

s closing in on her and the weight of her past weighing down on

n hers the whole time. He was calm, too

y. Someone is going to fi

me? What did he mean? She attempted to get rid of t

, and she knew that this time

r head, but she didn't have time to think about them. Before she could think, her body was already reacting.

kness was c

the cult had done to her family were hea

dn't breathe. Another person stood ther

n a mask who had

dn't move. She was trying to figure everything ou

and Rachel felt a shudder run

figure said in a deep, e

Bloodrose. Luna. Her name in real life. Her real name. She had tried to bur

ped moving, and her breath seized in her throat. The w

in, and this time it wasn't just a wh