The Immortal's Betrayal: A Forest Spirit's Fury

or scraped open. My head snapped up,

as A

piece of bread. He set them down just inside

," he started, his vo

at him, my s

Jennifer... the town... they would have turned on me. It

watched the man I had loved

k, before... before the ritual... I think I deserve so

shirt. I recoiled, a surge of pure dis

ne. "Don't be like that. You owe m

to snatch the locket from around my neck. It wasn't just a piece of jewelr

you have them somewhere. Give them to me and

open again. Jennifer stood

her, Andrew. You're

his feet. "Jen, what

me, her eyes filled with a predatory glee. "He's a fool, you know. He actually think

a choked whisper. "Brute W

re going to take your money, Nicole, and we're leaving this dump behind. Andrew can

is truth root tea. A local special

y, bitter liquid down my throat. It burne

angerously sweet. "Tell me a

, passwords, security questions. I was betraying myself,

s hit me. Jennifer smiled, a truly

Just one m

The Spirit only accepts unblemished offerings. W

ss my cheek. Pain, sharp and blinding, exploded

and the pain, latched onto

ed, the words slurring. "He

ife held high. "Caleb?

d, blood filling my mouth. "His

ennifer let out a sharp laugh. "You're d

"You'll say anything to save yoursel

r pants. She looked at Andrew, who was pale and trembling. "See? N

ut, leaving me bleeding on the cold floor, the t