In the present, Lincoln aspirated. Tyler felt the magic barrier fade.
Lincoln’s protection gem was two-fold. A set of black stud earrings and a heavy platinum crest ring on his left hand, set with black and dark blue gemstones.
The barrier had come from the ring. It made Lincoln as stealthy as a feather-footed cat. If it were activated and he crushed the whiskey glass in his hand, no one would hear it.
But his ring was different. There were gems inside it as well, not just on the surface. A simple matter for any crafter worth their salt. This method concealed the true nature of the gem from casual onlookers, but Tyler was not a commoner when it came to magic.
From the first day he met Lincoln, he had sensed the gem inside the ring.
It was so powerful that if Lincoln threw the glass a
