Chapter 279

Sienna

The mist curled around my ankles like shackles as I charged through the chaos, my claws slicing another creature across the throat. It fell apart in a hiss of smoke.

Everything seemed to crumble under its weight and it was as if the world itself was now calling for help, and yet no one came to aid it. Well, not yet. We were here and we were going to destroy her. That was the goal. Stop at nothing until she’s gone.

Tatiana. Marissa.

The woman that I now vowed to never be like. The woman that I saw as nothing more than an enemy. After everything, I couldn’t handle the idea of thinking any differently about her, and I knew that it would be seen as treason if I tried, if I even thought about it.

She didn’t move. Didn’t blink. The fog worshiped her, clinging to her gown like a living thing. Her crown of black thorns caught the faint light, sharp enough to pierce the stars themselves.

Everyone was moving at her command, neither one of them