Her grin stretched slow, almost amused. Sharp teeth glinted, too white against the soot smeared across her lips. She didn’t charge right away. No. She prowled. A predator circling prey, her bare feet silent over the cracked stone.
Kael smirked back, steady as stone. His blade gleamed even under the smoke-stained air. He didn’t flinch when her golden eyes raked across his body like claws. If anything, his grin only widened.
"You gonna keep walking in circles," he called out, voice rough, "or are you planning to use those teeth sometime tonight?"
She tilted her head, black hair spilling wild around her face. She inhaled deep—loud, deliberate—like she was tasting the scent of everyone in the room. Her tongue darted across her lips. "Mmm. Strong blood… I can smell it. The girls… sweet. The
