SCARLETT
My body wouldn’t stop trembling.
Every nerve burned, every breath was a war. Kael’s fire-scorched scent wrapped around me, hot and desperate, while Darius’s storm pulled at the air, restless and angry. Rowan hovered like stone carved into flesh, his dark eyes darting to the writhing mark on my chest.
Silver light flared there, laced with black veins that pulsed like living things.
Kael’s arms tightened around me. “Scarlett. Stay awake. Don’t you dare close your eyes.” His voice cracked Alpha command tangled with fear.
“I…” My throat felt scorched, my lips trembling. “…I can’t stop shaking.”
Darius snarled, his storm rising again. “He poisoned her. I should’ve killed him when I had the chance.”
Kael’s head snapped toward him, fire flaring in his eyes. “And what? Let him dri
