Chapter 147: Not so fast
Rhea wasn’t done yet.
Her amber eyes burned, the fire at her knuckles flaring hotter, casting jagged shadows across the writhing walls.
She lunged, her boots slamming the hardwood as she seized Tila’s wrist before she went into the floor, her grip iron-tight, yanking her back into the searing glow of her flames.
Tila’s shadowy form flickered, caught in the light, her sharp features twisting in shock.
"Not so fast Bitch!" Rhea roared, delivering another blazing punch to Tila’s jaw, the force snapping her head to the side. Tila’s other hand morphed into a jagged shadow blade, slashing at Rhea’s chest.
Rhea released her, twisting to dodge, the blade grazing her tank top, cutting through the fabric.
She retaliated with a blast of fire, the flames roaring toward Tila, but Tila dissolved into the shadows, her laughter taunting as she vanished.
"Come on, bitch!" Rhea yelled, spinning, her fire flaring brighter, her amber eyes darting for any sign of her foe. "You’re not getting away that easy!"
And once again the shadows circled around Rhea, trying to distract her.
"Tila, come out now, or your sister dies!" Outside, Kael’s voice boomed, cutting through the house’s darkness. His tone was unyielding, a desperate bluff to draw her out.
Inside, Tila, perched above Rhea like a predatory specter, froze mid-strike, her shadow blade gleaming like a crescent moon, poised to impale.