Her voice had the same cadence, the lilt that echoed Tila's sass and Lila's softness.
But deeper.
Richer.
It rang like a bell forged in shadow, resonant and commanding.
"Lila?" Liss asked, her voice steady but her lightning still crackling, tightening her grip on the energy.
The woman chuckled softly, a sound like velvet over steel. "Wrong again..."
She stepped forward slowly, her movements fluid, predatory yet poised.
The gravel beneath her heels melted into shadow with each step, reforming seamlessly behind her.
"…you could say we've become something new."
Kael stared, unblinking, his mind racing to piece together the impossible. "You fused."
She stopped just before him, eye to eye now, her black gaze locking onto his hazel one with an intensity that sent a shiver down his spine.
"Not just fused," she whispered, her breath warm against his skin, carrying a faint scent of night-blooming flowers and ozone.
"Merged and reborn."
