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The warlocks holding me ran into the woods while the other warlocks attacked Lord Drake, Queen Thea, and Acalla.
Oh my God, I couldn’t believe they were here.
I jerked, pulling my weight down to slow the warlocks, but one of them punched my cheek. My head snapped to the side; my vision blurred instantly. The pain spread through my face, and I lost control over my body.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
The warlocks stopped short and faced Drake, who had appeared in front of us. They let me go and I fell on my butt. I pressed a hand to my cheek. s**t, it hurt!
Hands found me again and I jerked to the side.
“It’s okay,” Queen Thea said. She crouched beside me. With a small smile, she reached over and touched her fingertips to my cheek. A cooling sensation spread. The pain numbed a
