Elara POV My question was answered when she drove into one of the witches and bombarded another’s shield with inky magic. The other two had their attention torn between us and CLAIRE. One chose to focus on us, and we traded nasty spells. HUXLEY was vicious—at least that was something. The bosses and our security team opened fire. A second later, another roar sounded and a very pissed-off looking ASH skidded to a halt to take in the battle. He clapped his hands and deadly vines sprang from his palms. They wrapped around the nearest assassin and devoured the witch’s body. Kaelen was engaged with one of the other 5th Circle fuckers. The odds tipped in our favor. As soon as the witches dropped their magical shields, one by one they were riddled with bullets. Xavier sped around to snap their

