Chapter 101

“This is a mess,” Dana grumbled, then tilted her head back to look up at Tasia. Her blue eyes had gone gray, and they lingered on Tasia’s muzzle.

Tasia grunted in acknowledgement. Blood dripped from her torso and splashed on Dana’s shoulders. She contemplated it for a moment before looking up into Tasia’s eyes.

“Stop me if this goes bad,” she said, then wiped her hands through Tasia’s blood and stuck her fingers in her mouth. Her eyes rolled back in ecstasy, and she shuddered in delight.

Tasia remembered what had happened in the beach house and thought back to Dana’s tale of the Nirumbi. Whatever happened next, they would need that additional edge if they wanted to survive. She briefly contemplated the sword in her own hands before coming to a decision.

Tasia was no longer a Knight of the Order. This blade had been her life once upon a time, but those days were gone. If she ever hoped to progress in understanding herself, she needed to stop letting the Order