Jess’s head snapped up as she felt the incoming surge from other Kin that she didn’t recognise. While she was half expecting an attack, it still shocked her that they would make the attempt now. She felt Alex push his own power between William and the incoming threat along with Kyle and Ryan.
Jess drew her own power, seeing the woman materialise only a few paces from William’s back, her arm blurring even as she materialised, with a glint of silver spinning from her. Pulling the veil to her, Jess surged forward, blurring past William. She had enough time for her eyes to widen in shock as the projectile sliced through her shields before she felt the instant of sharp pain then the burn as the dagger, glowing with power and tainted with a poison intended for William’s back, plunged into her o
