Chapter 19
‘Well, that was bracing,’ said Sam, once it was clear Cade and his Tr’lirians were well and truly gone.
‘That’s one way to put it,’ I said, legs shaking as I surveyed the mess in Chris’s open-plan living and dining room, looking for a safe place to sit before I fell down.
Broken chairs and other furnishings were scattered all over the floor. The only clear space was the circle within my aether barricade. I let it fall and sighed in relief as the strain on my body lessened. I wasn’t ready to run a marathon, but the urge to collapse in a puddle on the floor eased as I watched Sam stride over to the front door to slam it closed.
‘Not that a locked door will stop them getting in, but it makes me feel better,’ he said with a wry grin when he turned around to find me watching him.
