Chapter 31
Maggie woke with a gasp. Someone had touched her foot. Images of Jax rising out of the water flooded her mind, but before she let her magic loose, her gaze found Selna crouching at her feet, pressing a finger over her lips.
“The sun is rising,” Selna mouthed.
Maggie nodded. Gray light peered in through the now open wall of the Fireside. She crawled out from beside Tammond. He didn’t move as she crept away.
“I’ll be right back,” Maggie whispered, though she knew he couldn’t hear.
Guards had been stationed on top of the fallen rock. They scanned the lake as the sun turned the sky a pale red.
“What are they looking for?” Maggie whispered to Selna.
“Others who might attack.” Selna led Maggie into one of five boats that were manned and ready to be rowed toward the children. “W
