“Release the others first,” Eira said, glancing back at the mad horde fighting behind us. Alecto sighed as if this was a true hardship. “Very well.” Another wave of power erupted from them, and the shifters and imps behind us suddenly stumbled and collapsed. I reached out with a tiny bit of my power and found they were alive, just completely drained of energy. Their demon healing would kick in soon and they’d be fine, albeit somewhat traumatized. I couldn’t say the same for the humans they’d killed though. As Eira stepped toward the Furies, I called out, “Don’t do this, Eira.” Her eyes finally locked onto mine, and all I saw in them was rage. “Stay away from me.” I staggered back under the weight of her hatred. She’d really turned against me. She must have been pretending to care abou

