Chapter 41 - Flora

All of a sudden, Blade's expression changed from that of semi-satisfaction to extreme confusion with a hint of surprise. "Is something wrong?" I asked.

"Your eyes...they're red!" he replied. I furrowed my brows in confusion and slightly tilted my head.

"What do you—" I got cut off when I heard a low voice in my head. I couldn't make out what it said but it spooked me too much.

The longer I stared at Blade, the more erratic my heartbeats got. I felt a pull toward him, something which felt extremely natural yet unnatural.

"Must be my imagination..." Blade said and exhaled. "My apologies for the false panic!"

"No, that's fine. You must be tired...I mean, I've troubled you enough..." I trailed off and looked away. But the beating of my heart quickened up, my subconscious forcing me to look back at the warlock.

Blade shook his head and replied with a simple "No" before cupping my face. "Whatever this is you're going through, it is very serious. It's not something you can dust off!" he s