His lips were pale, teeth clenched, his whole face contorted with pain.
The whole person appeared both embarrassed and uncomfortable.
He was tightly bound.
Yet he still refused to give up the struggle.
But when Seraphina Caldwell met his gaze.
She captured a deeply hidden trace of pain in that bottomless crimson.
A silent plea, nearly crushed.
This was the first time Seraphina saw what a violent outburst looked like with her own eyes.
She had read the descriptions in books countless times.
Loss of control, rampage, ultimately exploding to death.
But facing it in reality, she realized words were far from enough to describe such a horrifying scene.
No wonder the book said exploding to death, now it seemed completely true.
The male before her was at the brink of life and death.
She took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling, striving to calm the turbulent emotions within her.
Then, she carefully moved closer.
