**Avery**
I offered Cassius a quick smile before I turned back to a stunned Draven. “Come!” I commanded. Robotically, he walked to us as we were standing beside Cassius’s car. I wonder why I have this effect on him. Regina spoke in my mind, “I think one of our tribe members is in him. But I will say that using my big girl voice feels good.” I giggle inside because it feels good not to cower. It feels damn good.
In addition to my newfound confidence, I feel something else; this dark fire that begins to spark and burn. As the heat rises, so does my anger. My mates surround Draven, preventing his escape. Could he use magic? Yes, but that requires chanting and his coven, based on the ritual I had witnessed. “You took something you had no right to,” I growled.
“What are you talking about? W
