Raven “What?” I managed to say as Ash pulled himself together and walked back to me. He crouched down again and began cleaning the wounds. While it stung, my need for answers was a lot stronger. “What is it? What did you see?” I asked again and he took a deep breath as though contemplating if he should tell me or not. “The blood curse. It has been activated in your system.” This time, I was the one who paled. “What do you mean? How–“ his expression stopped me from asking any more questions. He didn’t have the answers I wanted or if he did, he couldn’t tell me, but there was someone else who could. As though summoned by my thoughts, Jaxon walked in. I had been too focused on Ash to notice the door opening. Ash rose and stood to the side. “What’s the stats?” He asked Ash while

