lunged toward her, his speed almost impossible to follow. Time seemed to slow as she saw his pale, twisted features contort with rage, his crimson eyes fixed on hers with deadly intent. The power she had unleashed moments ago had caught him off guard, but now he was determined to make her pay for it.
Her heart pounded in her chest as she scrambled to her feet, her body still thrumming with the aftershock of the energy she had released. She had never felt anything like it before—a raw, untamed force that seemed to have a life of its own. But now, with Lucien bearing down on her, she knew she had to tap into that power again, and fast.
Aisling threw her hands up instinctively, trying to summon the light within her, but Lucien was faster. His hand closed around her wrist with a vice-like gr
