Arius‘s pov.

She leaned back. “Why me?”

“Because you are the blood of balance. Half-beast, half-fury. Your soul walks the knife’s edge between destruction and grace. You are chaos and calm. And that makes you the key.”

She looked away, as if afraid that some part of her might understand what I meant.

“Even if I believed you,” she said slowly, “how do you think I could help?”

“I don’t just think. I know.”

I stepped closer, brushing ...