His hand squeezing mine in a death grip was jujst a reminder of how much I had hurt my mate and broken his trust. Even me telling him I wouldn't jump in the salt circle with Arakas didn't ease his distrust. Whiro started to mumble under his breath and I felt y magic strike and the flow through me. It was weird, though where my hand was in Adam's I could feel heat where his magic was flowing through me also, and on my back where Avianna touched me, I felt warmth also as he pulled on her immortality. My skin started to feel like it was crawling, and my blood hummed in my veins. There was a breeze that swirled around us in the room, the air felt thick and hot. I felt sweat start to gather on my head. Looking at my father, he looked the same sweat dotted his brow. I looked at Adam but he was

