Chapter 41
For a few long seconds, Sadie’s flames dimmed and shadows stretched as if trying to snatch us away to a place where death was the only thing that mattered. I saw Noah wipe his eyes and set his jaw. He drew back and threw Sadie right at the boundary, where she stopped mid-air, her remaining momentum causing her to spin instead. Her fire blazed again, a beacon of hope. A call to ultimate healing. A warning of what it would cost to pass her challenge and level up.
It sings to you, Rabisu whispered. It is yours to command. Will you stand by our deal even in your grief?
Of course, I replied.
Noah pushed his shoulders back. ‘So that’s it, then. We should be safe now.’ He spoke with such confidence, but when his eyes flicked my way, I knew that he knew. I had made a deal with a dev
