dy as a rock, a sense of strength humming through my bones. The expected vertigo didn't hit. My vision w

each beat echoing the surge of energy coursing through me. But I warned myself not to get ahead of things. That kind

m moved with a grace that was almost unnatural, barely making a sound on the stone floor, but there was a tension in his shoulder

the wall, man?" I asked, raising an eyebrow and jerking m

should've. I narrowed my eyes and tugged at his sleeve, trying to snap him out of whatever contemplative stupor he was in.

ow, remember?" I pressed, my to

ed for so long, confined within that wretched cell that had voided any trace of magic I had. For the first time

feeling the sweet, spicy tang of power thrumming just benea

had wronged him in some way. "You've done an awesome job freeing me." I flashed him a grin, despite h

typical-cold and detached. He jerked his arm upward, shruggin

sidering the circumstances. After spending what felt like an eternity locked in that cell, the mere act of moving freely was a thrill,

ough I knew he wouldn't appreciate it. "And trust me, neither of us wants to end

, but that wasn't exactly surprising. I wasn't sure if Jason even had a sense of h

ing's blood still working its magic inside me, but I felt ready for whatever came next. My magic was back, pulsing just under the surface,

ng as he scanned the corridor. "Keep your wits about you," he said finally, his voice

ouldn't let the rush of power make me complacent. But even as he spoke,

cond chance. No, if anything, I was going to make damn

ling the pulse of magic thr

the wall as if he wanted to

you're trying to do, it won't work," I inf

he hel

sed off the shifters. The very bad-" My words hung in the air for a moment before the realisation hit me. I was the only prisoner here. I swallowed hard, my

ha, fuck his luna, or take her s

at was my crime. I stood my ground against him, and this is where i

on the stone wall as if he were calculating so

lost in my own misery. We had to focus on getting out of here. Jason had done the hard part by breaking

through me. "But if you can, stun them instead of killing them. I mean, I haven't been tainted enough by the world to be too jaded

llo

m, well, friends. Not super close, but some of them owe a bake

ut

t talking anyway, needing to fill the silence with something other than my racing thoughts. "To be honest, I don't even consider

my friend, and some of the people we'd have to fight our way through might be his friends,

to kill me, that's a different story." I clenched my fists, feeling

harp gaze still locked on the wall. I sighed, exasperated, running a