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Conri’s claws disappeared as he turned to me. “Now that that is taken care of, what shall I do with you?” He narrowed his eyes at me. “I should use you as bait.”
I froze.
“We can help with that,” Lorie said.
Without looking at them, Conri nodded. Lorie and Keeva strolled to the center of the main square and started moving their hands, doing some kind of spell. All the while, Conri didn’t take his eyes from me, and even though I wanted to cower and run, I held my ground and stared back at him.
Three minutes later, Keeva said, “It’s done.”
Conri nodded and Phell pushed me toward the witches. I jerked against him again, but it was no use. All he did was tighten the ropes around my wrists, and I hissed in pain.
We walked toward a wide black circle on the ground. Oh, shit.
Phell pushed me inside just one step—I felt the rush of the circle’s magic brush against me—then he untied the rope from around my wrists before pushing me harder. Arms free, I stumbled to the center of the circle.
I turned and found them watching me—Conri, Lorie, Keeva, Phell, and a dozen demons. In the background, two demons took Lonan’s body away.
“You’re waiting for someone’s signal?” Conri asked, a victorious smile over his lips. “Then wait for it here.”
My chest tightened. Shit, this was bad. I looked around—at the library and at the school. “What will happen to the others? And Minsi?”
“I thought about putting Minsi in with you, but I’ll be honest, the girl’s screams make me want to kill her myself,” Conri said nonchalantly. “For now, I’ll take her to Rue.”
A relieved breath escaped me. Being locked in the classroom with Rue wasn’t ideal, but nothing had ever been. It was still better than leaving her alone at the house with him.
“As for the others …” He tsked. “When Lonan told the guards what was happening, one of your friends used the potion on her shackles and shifted. She attacked Lonan, but my demons stopped her.” My breath caught. Lucille. “She’s now unconscious in the classroom used by the healer.” He paused. “I’ll let that serve as an example for now, but I haven’t made up my mind yet. I might punish a few more to be sure they will behave.”
I wanted to ask why the hell he needed all these wolves? Why not let them go? But his answer would probably be that it was best to kill them all instead of letting them go.
“No one will come,” I lied. “You’re wasting your time.”
“We’ll see about that.” He glanced around, as if bored. “Make yourself comfortable. You’re staying here until we catch whoever is behind all of this.”
He turned his back to me and the first thing I did was to slam my palms against the circle’s invisible wall.
Lorie chuckled. “That circle is attuned to you. You’re not getting out of there unless we undo it.”
Keeva winked at me.
A growl started low in my chest. Damn, how I wished this circle and these shackles were gone. I would rip their hearts out. I had never killed anyone, but I would gladly make an exception for these two.
For all the demons.
For the devil.
I held on to that rage as Lorie and Keeva walked away too. They spoke to Conri for a few minutes. Again, Conri gestured toward the broken bench. When he left, the witches returned to the broken bench.
My rage seeped out of me when Dixon emerged from the library, carrying a sobbing Minsi in his arms. I ran to her, only to slam into the invisible wall and bounce back, almost falling on my butt.
“Minsi!” I called, but the girl was shaking and crying so hard she didn’t hear me.
Dixon disappeared with her inside the school and I hoped Conri hadn’t lied. That he would allow her to stay with Rue. Rue would know what to do. Minsi would be well.
Would she? Would we?
My legs finally gave out and I fell to my knees. My hands shook; my breath came out in little painful bursts.
Lonan had betrayed his pack because of his hatred for me. And what had he gained from it? Death.
