>>21439982The redhead’s heart rate increases as a rush of adrenaline surges through her body. It was entirely possible that Persephone was unable to stop fires as readily as she created them. Or that a magical being such as herself could survive the flames. At the very least, her companion seemed human. Would she be willing to sacrifice her?
Whatever the case, this was a gamble. A dangerous one with her life on the line, the sort of gamble she regularly had to make in her youth, prior to the rise to power that allowed her to risk the lives of others instead of her own. The sort of gamble that gave life to that part of her that she worked so hard to keep repressed. She could almost hear it speaking to her, whispering in the back of her head.
Cassie hated the sound, but with it came a strange calm. And this rush she was feeling now… it was a feeling she missed. There was no denying that. It felt almost natural. Given what she knew now of her family, perhaps it was. Her grip on Persephone’s shoulder tightens, and she leans in close, as something vaguely resembling a grin forms on her lips. “So what will you do now? Will you end this? Or will this night end with the three of us departing this mortal coil in a blaze of glory?”
