Dangerous Denial

The cave still smelled of blood—iron thick in the air, sharp enough to taste. Yet somehow, between the flickering shadows and the steady thrum of torchlight, something heavier pressed between them.

Kira shifted her stance, chin lifted, eyes hard. “Talk about what, exactly?” she snapped, her voice sharp but trembling at the edges. “I’m not in the mood for your games, Roth!”

Roth’s grin unfurled s