A cold feeling slithered within me, a secret thought taking shape
Don't hold back now. Let flames consume her, obliterate it all, a swift conclusion yielding lasting control.
A growl laced Arabella’s cries; several eyes fixed on me, pure malice in their gaze.
“Yes, child… feel it. That is how it begins.”
They shook, those chains, torn by what I wanted versus the dark pull within.
Actually, it wasn't Arabella I feared then.
I did it.
Everything shuddered, a deep tremor running through nothingness. Arabella thrashed at her bonds, skin cracking from the flames licking at her. Her cries echoed within me, though a chilling sound beneath them truly frightened me – someone was laughing.
“Stronger now, aren’t you?” she rasped, voice splintering between howls. “Stronger than you ever dreame
