Kai closed his double doors and leaned back against the wood.
He could still taste sweet wine and madness lingering on his lips. Her chaotic celestial energy crossed his skin like static electricity, leaving a strange, burning prickle across his jawline.
Walking over to his balcony, he stared out at the glowing city and clenched his fist tightly.
'She's rotting from the inside,' he thought, letting his freezing mana soothe his stinging face.
'That power she craves so much is eating her alive, and she doesn't even realize it yet. She might actually burn her own mind out before I even have to lift a finger. I can feel it in her kiss. She's desperate for an anchor because she knows she's losing control.'
He stared down at his hands, watching a small layer of frost dance over his knuckles.
