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Jason stood frozen as the red-eyed woman circled him, her presence overwhelming.

"You're jealous of him, aren't you?" she asked, her voice like silk. "Of the way he looks at her. Of the way she depends on him."

Jason clenched his fists. "She's... she's not his."

The woman chuckled. "No, but she's not yours either. Not like this. Weak. Helpless." She tilted her head, her eyes gleaming with malice. "But I can change that."

hesitated, his mind battling between reason

protect her or claim

though she could see straight into his soul. He thought of Elyra, her golden eyes filled with defiance and something he wanted desperately: recognition. "What's the catch?" he

woman's smile widened. "Nothing is free, boy. But the price will be worth

his heart

as she raised a hand. Shadows coiled around them, slithering up Jason's legs and wrapping

exploded with new intensity. He could hear the rustling of leaves a mile away, smell the faint trace of Elyra's perfume lingering on his jacket. But with the power came something darker-a gnawing hunger he couldn't place. "Good," the woman purred, her crimson

he looked up, his eyes glowing faintly red. He felt stronger, faster, more alive-but something inside him felt fractured, like pieces of his humanity

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