Chapter 81 – The Call Of Blood

• Alina
• The night is heavy, saturated with an oppressive silence. The moon, high in the sky, faintly illuminates the stone path beneath my feet. Damon and I walk through the dark corridor of the estate, his arm supporting my waist as I struggle to stay upright. Magic still pulses through my veins, burning, as if the Black Moon circle had branded me.
• "Are you sure you're okay?" Damon asks in a low voice, his breath brushing my cheek.