CHAPTER 281 BLEED

Korbyn watched in glee as the blood slowly drips from Fawn's arm onto the mat. He had the metallic taste of her blood on his fangs and used his tongue to swipe it clean as she watched him in horror. She lay there under him on the mat, her chest rising and falling with eyes widened in its socket. There was a tension in the air now, one far beyond the heat of their just concluded sparring match. His breath was also ragged as he sat on top of her, pinning her to the mat. Around them, the rest of the students had dispersed to the far back, where the warriors stationed for water breaks and gave new orders. But here, in the center of the mat, it felt like the world had narrowed down to just the two of them. Fawn’s blue eyes were wide, with fury glimmering in its depth, but there was something else beneath it, something far more dangerous than he liked. Amusement. Her lips curled slightly, revealing a trace of a smirk that had always irritated Korbyn more than he wanted to admit. Ev