Ruby
The night air was thick with energy, the battle’s aftershocks still buzzing in my veins.
I stood there, my breath uneven, my body still tingling from the raw power that had exploded from me. The Darkblood was gone, but his words clung to my mind like poison.
"You have no idea what you are. But I do."
I swallowed hard, staring at the scorched ground where the silver flames had erupted from my body.
What had I just become?
Manson’s grip on my waist tightened. “You shouldn’t have let him push you like that.” His voice was low, rough with lingering anger.
I turned to face him, and the concern in his golden eyes made my heart skip.
“I didn’t let him,” I whispered. “He was trying to pull the Moonfire out of me. I had to fight.”
Manson’s jaw clenched, his body still radiating protec
