Chapter 35 Caelum

• "You want me to do what?" Seraphina questions, incredulity, and irritation spilling from her voice like a storm about to break. Her golden eyes spark with a fury that is still contained but dangerously close to erupting. Her red hair seems to come alive, gleaming like flames as she turns abruptly to face me, the motion so sudden it feels like a veiled threat, as if even the air around her responds to her rising anger.
• I hold her gaze steadily, refusing to look away, even as I feel the weight of the tension growing between us.
• "You heard me, Seraphina," I say, my tone dry and impatient, trying to suppress the exhaustion and anguish bubbling within. "Make the antidote for the Icor Noturno poison."