CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Riley lifted me higher and higher above her head. I waved my arms and legs about, but it was useless because I couldn’t hit Riley. I felt her strong grip tighten on my clothes and realized, belatedly, that she was either going to break my back or slam me on the floor, which would definitely break my back if she threw me down hard enough. I didn’t even have time to cast a spell.
As it turned out, however, I didn’t need to, because a blast of magical energy came out of nowhere and struck Riley in the chest. Riley let out an earsplitting roar and dropped me. Surprised, I managed to hit the floor with a roll and get to my hands and feet, rubbing my back as I looked at Riley. The chest of her coat was smoking now, but I couldn’t see how much damage that energy blast had done t
