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"You can't tell me you're here just by chance," she said.
"Of course not," Cam butted in. "But it was actually Izban casting a searching spell for Amber that led us here.”
Macey exchanged glances with the red-headed girl, who shrugged.
"Must be possible."
"You don't know what he's capable of?" Macey replied, raising an eyebrow.
"We only met a little before I was kidnapped," Amber said, a blush staining her cheeks as she tried not to look at the Ice Warden. Interesting.
Macey counted herself lucky that she already had the Lightning mark on her back. Hopefully, she'd be able to add the Ice mark in a similar fashion. That way she wouldn't have to get between what was clearly a blossoming relationship.
It was also a small relief. Three men was proving difficult enough at the moment, particularly with their protective streaks. She didn't want to add another man and woman into the equation. She wouldn't even have known where to start if she'd needed to have a relationship with Amber.
"Alright then. Next steps," Macey announced, ignoring the fact she was naked from bursting through her clothes while shifted.
Cam shrugged off his jacket and handed it to her, and she took it gratefully, wrapping it around herself and enjoying his scent as it wafted to her nose.
"We need to get out of here and make a plan," Jared said.
"No," three voices responded all at once. Macey frowned. She knew why she was saying no to him. But why were Amber and Izban?
"Who wants to go first?" Flint asked, amusement dancing in his eyes.
"I think my brothers are in there," Macey
said.
"I'm not having Amber in danger again," Izban spoke over the top of her, glaring at her men.
"Now hang on a minute," Amber said, putting her hands on her hips. "You're not the boss of me, Izban. I'm not sitting back and letting the Voice get away with this."
Despite having been in captivity for who knows how long, the other woman looked surprisingly strong, and Macey wouldn't mess with her if she didn't have to.
"You've been in there for weeks, Amber, no one can expect you to go back there," Izban countered, his voice softening with unspent emotions.
"That hardly matters. Do you think the bastard is going to wait for me to recover his strength? Besides, you let me fly during that storm. You can't complain that this is any more or less dangerous." She crossed her arms and fixed him with a look.
But all Macey wanted to know about was her use of the word fly. What was the red-head? Up until that moment, Macey had just assumed she was some kind of storm mage, but it sounded like that wasn't the case.
"That was before you were kidnapped. You look half-starved, Amber..."
The other woman couldn't have looked angrier if she'd tried, and Macey took a moment to fix her men with a knowing look. They knew if they ever tried to do this to her, then they might as well wish they were dead.
"So why did you two want to go back into the castle?" Flint interceded, earning himself an angry look from both Izban and Amber.
"I didn't want to go there," Izban protested. "I just meant that we didn't want to come with you four. This is where Amber and I go our own way."
Amber put her hands on her hips, frowning at the blue-haired man. "It is? I think I'll have something to say about that."
Izban sighed. "You don't know them. We don't owe them anything; it was me who tracked you here. Let's go back to the school and forget this all happened."
"Forget?!" Amber shrieked angrily. "I've been tortured. I've been hurt. A part of me still wants to attack Macey because of what the Voice showed me. I won't be able to forget this. Ever. So, if you want to go, fine, but rest assured you'll never see me again."
Izban stared at her, speechless. Inside, Macey applauded her. Despite her youthful looks and her current weak condition, she'd told him off in the most magnificent way. She was making notes for future uses.
"Now, I'm going to go back in there," Amber continued. "I'm no longer alone and I'm no longer bound. We can fight him together. There's no point in leaving now while we're already here."
