Chapter 22
Awake, but still in the dark. Nervous, I reached up for the comfort of my necklace, to slide my finger through the ring as I had so many times before.
It was gone.
Before I could panic like a child who’d lost her binkie, Tag’s whisper distracted me.
“We’re not bound. Their mistake.” Like some sort of parkour ninja, he kipped up onto his feet in one smooth move, squatting next to Cliff. “Yo buddy, you okay?”
“Yeah, I, ugh my head. Yeah, I think so. Cliff shifted and sat up, leaning against the wall behind him as he rubbed his head. A very bald head.
Something was blocking his powers.
Oh, this was bad. This was very, very bad.
“Callie? You okay?” Ethan was also on his feet, looking at me. At least, I thought he was looking at me. The light was too dim to see his eyes, sinc
