It didn't take long until Kase returned. He came back with a petite woman, perhaps a little bit taller than Carol, but I was taller than her. She had white, curly, long hair that reminded me of the snow, green eyes, and a sharp, commanding presence that felt far too large for her small frame. She moved with an air of quiet confidence, her gaze sweeping over me with an intensity that made me want to shift under her scrutiny.
Her green eyes were piercing, yet there was a softness there too, a strange contradiction that left me uncertain of what to make of her. She wasn’t what I expected—there was no overwhelming darkness or menacing aura like I’d imagined the Queen of Hell would have. Instead, she looked almost... normal.
"Hope," Kase said, gesturing toward her. "This is Aleksi. Aleksi, me
