"Monster?" Evangeline's eyes lifted at the corners, her red lips curving into a seductive arc.
Her fingertips curled slightly in mid-air. A strange GURGLE sounded from Shaw's throat. Veins bulged on his neck as it was frozen by the cold frost, his breathing grew rapid, and his entire face quickly turned from red to purple.
Shaw's bronze-bell eyes looked ready to pop from their sockets as he kicked his legs about wildly, struggling in agony.
The members of the Mer Clan held their breath, their eyes fixed on Evangeline, not daring to utter a word.
In the frozen space, the ocean currents had stagnated. Only the sounds spilling from Shaw's throat echoed in the dead silence.
Evangeline's red lips parted slightly. She exhaled a wisp of frosty white air and slowly stood up.
