Chapter 16: The Truth Hidden in Blood
The room fell into absolute silence.
Not normal silence.
The kind that came before destruction.
Seraphina couldn’t breathe.
Her eyes remained locked on the glowing mark beneath Kael’s throat—the exact same symbol burning against her own skin.
Matching.
Impossible.
Ancient.
The air around her suddenly felt too heavy.
Too tight.
“What…” Her voice cracked softly. “What is happening to me?”
Nobody answered immediately.
Because both men were watching each other now.
Not like rivals.
Like predators seconds away from tearing each other apart.
Viktor stood rigid in front of her, every muscle in his body tense. His eyes no longer carried simple anger.
This was something deeper.
Something darker.
Kael noticed it too.
A slow smile touched his
