* Arriane *
Release him now!"
My voice tore out of me, raw and shaking, but the power behind it didn't waver. The strength was undeniable inside my body. I thrust my hand forward, and this time I didn't hold anything back.
Light, no... not just light. Something deeper and older. It surged from within me like a breaking dawn, violent and blinding as it ripped through the darkness between us. It struck the witch head-on.
She felt it. I saw it in the way her body jerked, in the way her grip on Alpha Daemon faltered for a split second. But she didn't let go. Her hands were still on him, bound by a strong dark force.
Instead, her lips curled, even as my power burned against her skin.
"Foolish girl..." she hissed, tightening her hold around his throat. "Do you think raw power alone can def
