Clenched into a Fist

Lucille replied perfunctorily, "Okay, I got it, you can go now." Joseph stepped forward to hold Lucille's hand. She instinctively tried to retract her hand, but he gripped it as if his life depended on it, preventing her from pulling away. She clenched her fingers into a fist. Noticing her intention, Joseph forcefully uncurled her tightly clenched fist. The horrifying red silk thread revealed itself in front of their eyes. Having gone to Salvo in person to learn about the curse, Joseph had already known about this, and armed with Austin's investigative data, he was well aware of how terrifying this poison was. However, any investigation or written material was nowhere near as impactful as seeing the dense patterns on her palm with his own eyes! In Lucille's palm, the red lines were blossoming more eerily, looking like a vine coiling about her palm. It covered her entire palm from her fingertips, gradually wriggling toward her wrist. Joseph's eyes darkened. When Lucille struggled to ret