Chapter10

Caleb's fingers clamped around Celeste's wrist like iron vices. The pain churning in his eyes hadn't yet receded, but it was already being overlaid by a chilling, extreme clarity. "Celeste... you didn't really think I'd fall for your trick, did you?" The triumph on Celeste's face froze instantly. She tried to break free but found Caleb's grip unyielding. The carefully prepared paralytic agent in her sleeve seemed to have no effect on him. "What do you mean?" She feigned composure. Caleb yanked her closer, his other hand roughly pulling aside her cloak, revealing the hidden vial strapped inside her sleeve. "From the moment you stepped into this cottage, every breath you took, every tiny movement, was within my expectations. What I was waiting for was this moment, for you to deliver yourself to me." Caleb's voice was cold as ice. Celeste was completely panicked. "You knew I would come?" "The Shadowfang Pack may be destroyed, but the witch coven you colluded with remains intac