Chapter 9: The cost of domination

Adira’s POV

With a roar, Caspian moved ahead of me. "You refuse to touch her."

Seraphina grinned. "Oh, but I will."

A dark force flowed around her fingers as she raised her palm. The air became chilly and permeated with peril. My breath caught. There was an impending event. Something lethal.

"No...