"Zayden, leave her!" Lady Winter positioned herself protectively beside her son, though his fiery red eyes warned her not to intervene. With a resigned sigh, she withdrew, realizing nothing could deter him now that his inner demon was in control, determined to punish this detested woman.
"Leave me," Karina's voice was a mere grumble amidst her sobs, the searing pain gradually replacing her earlier rage towards Ziana. Her cries echoed through the room as her final claw snapped under the relentless reaper's menacing grip.
Zayden finally released her wrist, leisurely tucking his hands back into his pockets, savoring her agony. The overwhelming urge to tear apart this vengeful creature for touching his little raccoon surged within him, but he controlled it with a low sigh. As long as Karina's foul schemes only aimed to distress Ziana, like her manipulation of exam results, he didn't care. However, if she dared to harm her, then she needed to bear its dire consequences.
