The Champion's Resolve

CARMILLA’S POV

The marble steps of the council building stretched endlessly beneath my feet. Each click of my heels echoed off the stone walls, bouncing back at me like a reminder of what had just happened inside. The taste of blood still lingered on my tongue, metallic and warm, but it wasn't satisfaction I felt. It was relief. Relief that the boy was still alive. Relief that I had proven someth