The sun rose to its peak by the time we made it to the border. My fur rose and the static zinged around me. Could I do this?
"It's too late to turn back now," Manx noted as she watched me. "You've already made this deal. Why stop?"
Did she know everything, did Koda? Is that why my former leader kept his distance away from me now?
Mana walked past me and to the border. He sniffed at the angry red marks that scarred the land. "Don't summon her," he ordered. "We can figure this out without a demon's help."
I stared at the dirty snow. It was streaked with the footprints of many, mud and soil mixing in with the pristine white. "If I use it or not she'd let me know I pay the price. I'll do it."
Mana growled low in his throat at me. "It's a mistake."
I nodded. "You're probably right. But I
