"Ah..."
Before Shurna could finish her sentence, a sharp, brutal force clamped down on her neck.
The air was squeezed from her lungs, and for a moment, she felt as though she was staring directly into the eyes of death.
The others in the room froze, taken aback by Calaen's sudden outburst.
"Calaen! Let go! You'll kill her!"
Lorelei shouted in a panic.
But when she met Calaen's chilling, suffocating gaze, her throat went dry. She couldn't speak, her words trapped inside her.
"You're the next!"
Calaen's words were ice-cold, and they sent a shiver straight through Lorelei.
"What's going on?"
Nelia's voice cut through the tension. She had noticed the commotion.
This was the first time she had seen Calaen this furious.
When she entered, Calaen's expression softened just a little. Wi
