“Don’t even think about it.” Sammy laughed, glancing at me, her protective big brother. I took out some water bottles from my backpack. Becky and Sammy’s backpack toppled to the ground as I opened a bottle. I took a few gulps and handed it to Tabitha. My eyes caught on the spawn struggling with the last step and I reached out. She looked at me with King Albert’s eyes and accepted my helping hand. Her touch made my stomach crawl. I really didn’t like the way she made me feel. It felt so wrong. I lifted her up with one pull and extended my hand for Lucian again. “So what’s the plan, big shot?” I thrust a bottle of water into Lucian’s hand. Why did I feel so pissed off at him? He took the bottle, opened it, and gulped down half before handing it to the spawn. “We all go and face whateve

