-SELENE-
Lohe froze, a thin drop of blood trailing from where the dagger kissed Sander’s throat.
I pushed myself up, breath ragged. He’d been seconds from killing Sander, but he’d stalled when I yelled.
His body trembled, but his hands stayed steady. He was still trying to wrest back control.
"Let him go," I said, same tone as before, the one that made him stop.
Lohe obeyed.
Sander scrambled away, a red line blooming at the base of his neck. Lohe watched him go, brows drawn tight, arms limp at his sides.
I wasn’t naïve enough to think Lohe had listened to me because he cared.
He was compelled.
Which meant only one thing: the magical lock Queen Raja had given me held more power than she’d let on.
I didn’t know if it blocked magic entirely, but it let me protect myself—and others—b
