I shook Lisa's hands off me and bolted toward the door where they'd taken him.
I wouldn't let anything happen to him.
I didn't stop to think. I didn't stop to care. Not about the rules, not about the whispers that would come after, and definitely not about the punishment waiting for me down the line. Maybe I'd pay for it later—hell, I probably would. But right now? I didn't give a damn. Not if it meant saving him.
"Manakel, stop!" Lisa's voice cracked behind me.
"Don't go in there!" Rebecca pleaded.
Too late.
I burst into the room. The sharp scent of a medicine clashed with the heavier, coppery stench of blood. Healers turned in alarm, two stepping forward to intercept me.
I didn't hesitate.
With a flick of my hand, I unleashed my power, sending a soft pulse through the air like a
