“Let him go!
I went diving.
Kael's fingers slipped from mine, the massive hand pulling him toward the Gate.
"Lyra!
I grabbed his wrist.
We held each other for a moment.
Then the pull became stronger.
My shoulder howled.
“Don't you dare!” Kael yelled.
“I will not!”
The darkness around the Gate thrashed violently.
Elias stood a few steps away, watching the hand that was wrapped around Kael's.
"Father!" Kael yelled. “Do something!
Elias winced.
“I can’t.”
“What do you mean you can’t?”
He looked at me.
'Because that hand is not holding him.
My fingers clenched.
"What is it doing then?"
Elias gulped.
“It’s opening him up.”
Kael's body jerked suddenly.
He shrieked.
Black lines ran over his skin from his wrist.
I took his other hand.
“Kael!
His gaze fell on me.
“Look n
