The Taste of Sweet Deception

Kalin's voice continued, oozing with mocking amusement, his tone smooth as silk and twice as cold. "Do you want to hear something interesting?"

In the darkness that had swallowed her vision, Evangeline could do nothing but listen, a captive to his whims. Every word he spoke coiled around her like a trap she couldn't escape.

"Alright, I'll tell you. After all, I'm your 'ally,' aren't I?" A soft, malicious laugh echoed in her mind. "Well... Where should I start from... He's… quite the peculiar entity, you know? Perhaps even more peculiar than myself."

Evangeline's blood chilled at the thought, confusion and a sense of foreboding clawing at her. Kalin continued, his voice becoming a murmur that seemed to dig into her very bones. "Oh, I know how harmless he seems, even weak at times. But make no mistake… he's stronger than you could ever imagine. Capable of things you can't even dream of."