Castian snapped at Chyrstal as they continued walking.
She stared at the line of wolves that seemed to be disappearing, vanishing into the rock, replying distractedly as she kept her gaze on the mystery before her, “What you said, about the magic...”
“It didn’t bind me to you,” she commented evenly, her voice jerking as they stepped on stones, roots, and other forest floor obstacles.
“It bound YOU to ME,” she stated forcefully, turning her head to him.
Whatever Chrystal had expected, it was not the smile that formed on his lips as they both kept marching forward.
“That’s it, little Luna, you keep that up. It will save you many useless tears,” he growled softly.
Something deep inside Chyrstal stirred.
Black eyes flashed in his grey ones, and Ari showed herself for half a second in r
