The wind ripped at my hair as I faced Ryker. His eyes burned into mine, fierce and unrelenting.
"We do not have time," Ryker growled. "They are coming, Nina. They will take you. Kill you. I cannot..." His jaw tightened. "I will not let that happen."
I stepped closer, my heart hammering against my ribs. "Then what are we supposed to do? Fight them all? You saw what Kael said. The rebellion wants me dead. They are using me."
"I know," Ryker said, voice low. "That is why we seal it."
"Seal what?" I demanded, chest heaving.
"Our fates," he said. "I bind my life to yours."
I blinked at him, stunned. "You cannot mean that."
"I do." His hand reached out, fingers curling around my wrist, pulse racing under his touch. "If you die, I die. If you live, I live. There will be no force that can s
