Lycus hesitates, then snatches the vial from Darius. He sniffs it before passing it to Tobias, who does the same. He purses his lips but nods to Darius, who then stabs the needle in my thigh. I feel nothing. It makes me wonder why this time I am paralyzed or if it is a side effect of him hurting my bond so severely because he has stolen my magic plenty of times before and it never affected me like this. He’s hurt my bond but it's never had this reaction before either.
“Did you give her back her magic?” Tobias asks, leaning over me. All I can do is stare at him. I wish I could speak because their anger toward Darius though warranted is upsetting Kalen, and I can feel the darkness swirling inside him. The depressiveness of it tainting him, and it scared me. I know how low he can get, and th
