Chaos exploded.
Xeon whirled toward Samuel in combat position even as Adam yanked Mathena back hard against him.
Apparently, the tearful reunion would have to wait.
Mathena stumbled back and around, watching Adam reach to the nape of his neck and pull a copper blade from the sheath apparently concealed under his long coat. Xeon and Valerio did the same.
Samuel would have his hands full, whether or not he’d ingested the caplium that would make him partially immune to the bite of copper. Mathena had taught Xeon how to wield his magic to get it past the enemies' shields.
“Come on, Maribel or whoever you are, we’ve got to go,” Adam ground out as he pulled her down the corridor. “Xeon will have my ass on a platter if I don’t keep you safe and a f*****g Wolf-life demon just fixed his beady
