I OPENED MY EYES. DARKNESS filled every inch of the hallway. It took a few moments to understand I was in Connor’s house and not at home.
At a curse to my right, I turned.
Ethan’s n***d body crouched beside me, his head bowed, hands fisted into his eye sockets.
“Ethan? Are you all right?”
“My eyes.” He gave a low groan. “They aimed it straight for my b****y eyes.”
“Um ... who did what?”
“They went out the front. I can’t see a b****y thing. What the hell did they throw at us?”
“Who?”
“The witches.”
“What are you going on about? There’s nobody here besides us.” I peered around, listening for sounds of other life. “Where is everybody?”
“Look out the door, Jem.” He rubbed at his eyes some more. “See if they’ve already gone.”
My brow lifted. “Who?”
“For God’s sake, Jem. The b****y w
