Deadly Game
I turned around slowly, trembling from the cold and the sheer terror of what was happening.
Malakai stood at the top of the courtyard steps. He had discarded his obsidian mask, leaving his handsome, aristocratic face fully exposed to the elements. The rain swept through his dark hair, plastering it against his forehead, but he didn't look bothered. He looked like a god of ruin. His dark eyes, which had held me with such fierce passion just days ago, were completely blank. Dead.