Chapter 193

Chapter 193

Scarlett’s POV

Leaving my mates behind to their own devices, I decided it was time to retreat indoors and freshen up.

The weight of the day clung to me like a heavy cloak. From the intimacy of the morning to the brief but intense battle, I felt the need to wash it all away, to scrub the remnants of the hours from my skin and reclaim a sense of normalcy.

The air still smelled faintly of conflict, of adrenaline, and it prickled against my senses. But beyond that, hunger gnawed at me.

It wasn’t the usual kind of hunger-it was the insatiable void that followed the use of magic. Each time I called upon it, it drained me in ways that felt almost primal, leaving my stomach growling for sustenance as if I hadn’t eaten in days.

At that moment, I could have devoured an entire feast, horse included, if given the chance: