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“Malina! The kiss!” I bellowed into the night.
I didn’t fear death.
“Shh, my shadow. It’s okay.”I caressed down the bond, sending every piece of my heart and soul to my mate.
Malina appeared a moment later. My bow and an arrow with the black feathers of the poison-laced tip aimed at us.
“Back off! It’s over!” Daegel roared. With his hands occupied, he couldn’t use his magic.
I pushed back with a grunt, using all my strength. Our feet stumbled on the rocky ground beneath us. Malina’s eyes were wide, her face pale with dread.
“Say it, Ryker,”I whispered.
I pushed again.
“What?”
“Say it.”It was a plea, begging to hear it one last time. Daegel and Malina and Nikan were still screaming, but I couldn’t hear them.
Daegel’s arm tightened around my neck, and the rock crunched under my boots.
Push.
“You belong to me.”His voice was apprehensive.
I stared into Malina’s wet brown eyes, saying all that I needed to say with a simple look that I knew she would understand.
“I promised that no other would take me from you,”I said to Ryker.
Push.
“I meant it.”
“For them.” I mouthed silently to my sister with a small loving smile. “For us.”
“Little gem…”Ryker’s voice trembled.
Push.
“And I’m sorry that I’m the one who’s taking me from you.”
“Kya—Kya please!”he begged.
Push.
“I love you Ryker—”
“KYA!”he bellowed.
Daegel’s boot caught against the crumbling rock at the edge.
Malina pulled back the bow string, a tear streaked down her beautiful, olive-skinned cheek. Her mouth was moving, but I had tuned out everything except the sound of Ryker’s voice.
“—beyond the bond.”
I nodded to her subtly.
Malina let go. The arrow soared, singing through the night air.
