Chapter 119

Valerius's POV

Her pale face was flushed rose-red, her eyes bright and unfocused, her lips soft and glossy-blooming like a wildflower fed by moonlight.

Cerys turned toward me without warning and gave me a radiant, utterly defenseless smile-so bright it cut through the Shadowscourge night like a blade of light.

For a heartbeat, I froze.

Then her slender arms looped around my neck.

"Smack-"

The loud