>>Amber
She had all the space for free movement.
Neither Hael nor I had seen her move, and it was as if she had materialized between us. There was no time to react.
Slash!
I felt a sudden, sharp pain—like lightning striking through my nerves. Her claws had sliced through our hands with a swift, merciless chop. The world seemed to slow down as blood spurted out in violent arcs, the warmth of it splashing against my face and neck. The fingers that had been interlocked with Hael's were no longer there, severed completely.
!!!
I gasped in horror, my mind struggling to comprehend the sight of my own blood and the stinging pain that followed. A scream caught in my throat, and the agony felt like it spread through every nerve in my body.
Pain surged as I clutched my forearm, but there was no time to wallow. The cruel sound of Persephone's laughter echoed in my ears.
Her voice came from right between me and Hael
Persephone's hand rested on my chest, and another on Hael's.
?!??!
