Nova's POV Moving back from the circle, Rose looked over her handiwork, turning to Robert and nodding her head. "There. It is done. All we need now is someone to invoke the spirit of Jax." He raised his chin, and his eyes bore into me with such ferocity that Rose turned her face and met his gaze. I felt my heart racing in my chest, my palms already sweating, as I raised my own finger to point to myself. "Me?" Rose nodded once again, her eyes narrowing slightly. "That should work very well." Reaching behind herself, Rose drew a small dagger from her belt and withdrew it from its sheath, pulling a hidden catch which made a clicking sound and allowed it to swing freely outwards. Holding it aloft with a glint in her eye, she advanced towards me. I stumbled backward, my shoes sliding on

