“You and King Nollan are the only ones who can stop Warren if he returns,” Smooth said, his eyes drifting skyward as if seeking answers among the stars. “That’s why Jason was drawn to you. He senses your power, sees the ally you can be. And he knows that Warren—Sues, as he was called—should have left Earth long ago. But he refused. The mage council stripped him of his form, and he’s spent the last century gathering strength. If he rises again, he won’t settle for merely corrupting the mage circle. He’ll bring Earth itself under his heel.”
The words hung heavily in the air, the weight of them settling into my bones. Smooth and his witches weren’t supporting me out of loyalty or love—they were standing beside me because I was their only shot at defeating the god of war. And I could accept t
