“Bokah! Bokah, wait! You swore to me!”
“Yes, I swore to you,” he said, turning and charging at her. “I swore to you that the moment I felt your life was in danger, I would have to find my own way. You’re a danger to yourself, and you don’t even know it!”
“Bokah, please!” Aura fought back tears. He can’t tell Adie. “I can’t explain to my family yet what I did with the Rokis and how I killed Zakar. Bokah!” She held out her hand, and the smoky cloud came forth, entrancing Bokah.
His eyes grew dark. He floated toward her slowly, his feet a few inches from the ground.
Aura let the tears fall but stood strong. “I’m sorry. But I can’t let you do this.” Her bottom lip trembled as the dark clouds swirled around him. “Bokah, repeat after me. We both came to Vadim.”
“We both came to Vadim.” He r
