I wandered out again on my own. The cold night wrapped itself around me, and I let the darkness take me as I walked the empty streets. The city seemed more disconnected than ever.
Without meaning to, I found myself following the same route I used to take home.
The same road.
The same alley.
The same place where I had been attacked before.
The same place where I couldn't fend for myself.
Only now, I was untouchable. Or so I believed.
I was strong enough to kill a hundred men if I wanted to.
That arrogance lasted exactly three more steps.
A crushing pressure slammed into my chest — the kind that freezes even a moroi mid-stride. Time distorted. And in the blink of an eye, a gleaming blade sliced through the air, narrowly missing my throat. I would’ve been dead if a violent force h
