Chapter 144: A Deal Struck

Rosalyn Thewes's mocking smile deepened at Maria Scurr's words. "A deal? Maria Scurr, you really think too highly of yourself." She extended a pale finger and brushed the flowing runes on the altar. "You're nothing but prey in my hands. What makes you think you still have the right to bargain with me? "Even if I kill Asher Jauncy and crush your hopes, do you think you could resist?" Her voice dropped, ice-cold. "I have plenty of ways to make you beg to live and be unable to die. In the end, whether...