Chapter 309

• Blood pooled across the cold floorboards, seeping into every crack. Elira Blackthorn’s body convulsed under Carmen’s blade, her cries echoing like a wounded animal’s last howl. But the words that slipped past her bloodied lips struck harder than any scream could.
• “Now... now you know the truth about Riley.” Elira’s voice wavered, ragged with pain. “Spare me.”
• Carmen froze. For an instant, her chest constricted, her breath lodged in her throat. Her eyes, already bloodshot, darkened further as if the wolf within her had clawed its way to the surface.