I felt my skin burn as I struggled against the invisible binds Kamryn had cast around me. My heart thundered in my chest, not from fear, but from fury.
I had refused her. Refused to awaken the power that she so desperately wanted and she had to resort to brute force.
I was no match for her, "What are you doing? Let me go!" I barked to her she broke into laughter. She must have grown tired of baby-talking me into joining her.
She signaled the men holding me the entire time to let go.
“You don’t understand,” Kamryn hissed, circling me like a predator. Her eyes glinted, pupils dilated with power or madness, I wasn’t sure which anymore.
“You were never meant to remain dormant, Kelani. You are the key! The balance between us and them! And if you won’t use it, I might as well take it” she
