The Feral Night

The biting wind tore through the thin fabric of Kaelia’s dress, gnawing at whatever fragile warmth she had left as she walked away from the celebration house. She kept her fingers pressed to her lips for a long moment, the phantom heat of Darius’s kiss a stark contrast to the freezing night air. But soon, the cold won, snapping her back to reality. She dropped her hand. She couldn't go home. Not y