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No, that’s not true. He said not to wait for him. And then he kissed me… as if to say goodbye.
“Oh Twins,” I whisper.
“They’re coming, Ziva. We have to go. Temra needs you.”
Petrik steps through the wardrobe.
But I pause. Yes, Temra needs me. She’s hurt and dying… But Serutha is the only one who can save her now. I can’t do anything more for her as far as her health is concerned.
And Kellyn—
Why would he do this? Stupid man! Stupid me for not realizing—
Guards pool into the room. One spots me, yells to the others.
It’s now or never, Ziva.
I pull my hammer free. Prepare to step into the wardrobe.
No.
I’m not leaving him.
Instead, I step to the back of the wardrobe. Just on the other side of this wood, a picture of the feared Prince Ravis is painted.
I raise my hammer.
And I shatter the portrait.
CHAPTER FIVE
I fell seven guards before I realize there’s no way I’m going to fight my way out. They fall so quickly beneath my shield and hammer. Unlike Kymora’s men, these aren’t prepared for my magical weapon. Skin splits beneath my right hammer, and blood flies into my eyes.
I’m a creator, not a killer. I’ve spent my life forging steel for others, yet here I am, fighting with weapons that have seen enough battle that they deserve names.
I don’t want to kill these men and women. They’re only following orders. Only trying to fulfill a job. It’s not their fault Ravis ended up ruling their territory, and I don’t fault them for making a living by serving him.
But I will do what it takes to find Kellyn and get the hells out of this place.
I need to see for myself if we got Serutha to Temra in time.
But first I need to find that oaf of a mercenary. That self-sacrificing pig. That imbecilic—
I only experience a few seconds of disorientation when I gain consciousness in an unfamiliar place, the back of my head throbbing like a beating drum.
I’m in a cell in Ravis’s castle.
We got Serutha through the portal.
And Kellyn—
“This is the second time you’ve gotten me locked up,” a voice says.
And Kellyn is somewhere in the dungeon with me.
I groan as I rise to a sitting position. “Yeah, well, this is the second time I’ve woken up in a prison after being knocked out.”
“What happened? Where are Petrik and the healer?”
