choed in Ella's brain,
er pulse raced. A System? Like in the no
spirit broken by the threat to his brother. Every instinct in Ella's body scre
rd into her palms that the sk
ed out with his bleeding fingers, gently catc
, his voice cracking. "Forgive hi
raight down to the muscle. In this world, minor wounds healed fast for beastmen, but a cu
er dress. He immediately threw himself in front of Kevan, shielding him w
She channeled the original ow
pped, her voice l
Daulton's wolf ears drooped flat against hi
owner's memories. Why was
sical blow to the stomach. Co
n a flesh-rotting toxin and lashed Cordaro for hours. She had left him chai
tense nausea washed over her. She felt physica
wn. She spun around, marchi
dungeon," she
eyes. He thought she was going down there to finish Co
igging his fingers in to keep the boy
an said, his voice
were lined with gold-leaf mirrors and expensive magic-beast pelts, but the air fe
e into the underground levels, the temperat
d mixed with the sweet, sickening smThe nausea returned,
s gray eyes flickered with a tiny, deeply hidden spark of conf
ridor. A heavy iron grate block
rned ragged. His eyes
wall, suspended by thick, rusted iron chains locked around his wr
who used to command respect. Now, he was covered in blo
could see the deep, jagged whip marks crisscrossing his broad ches
Cordaro's breathing was
entered his bloodstream. H
threw himself against the iron bars, l
osed his eyes. He was waiting for Ella to give
d so hard her knuckles turned stark white. She needed the
d consort dies, the host will suffer a forced extraction of l
don't need a threat to sav
her eyes locking onto Kevan w
stinctively pulling his blee
n rags," Ella barked, her tone leaving no r
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