Chapter 179: Deliverance

Caitlin’s eyes fluttered open, her gaze immediately drawn to Raven’s still form lying amidst a pool of blood, her long blue-black hair draped across her cheek like a macabre shawl. The sight twisted Caitlin’s insides with grief and revulsion, but she forced herself to look away, her eyes sweeping the dim room in search of anything to anchor herself to. Her focus landed on Ray, kneeling beside Raven’s body, ensuring that she was truly dead. Satisfied with what he saw, Ray stood up, taking a few steps back. He spat at Raven’s body, his expression filled with malice, before reaching into a canvas bag. Caitlin’s heart froze as she saw him pull out a thick, pointed stake. He held it up, showing it to her, his eyes gleaming with twisted delight. “Spawn of the devil,” Ray rasped, his voice laced with insanity. “Bride to the one who killed my brother. You’ll die this day while he sleeps unaware. I am fortunate that the Vulture hates you as much as I do. I don’t understand why he wants the ot