The Devil's Brother

Relief washed over me at the sight of him standing there completely unharmed, untouched by Draven's malice, yet that fleeting comfort shattered into sheer, dizzying bewilderment when I realized he was walking shoulder-to-shoulder with the monster himself.

Standing amidst the gravel path with fresh bruises burning against my skin, every ounce of paralyzing fear I usually held for Draven evaporate