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“You don’t really have a choice,” Leanna said.
“I want the monster gone now,” I said. “Send it back to hell so I know they’re safe. Then I’ll open your portal.”
Professor Halifax smiled in a way that made me think I could have asked for more. I seemed to be playing right into her hands. “As you wish.”
She pulled a small flute that looked like a whistle out of a pocket in her tunic and played a series of three notes. “It’s gone.”
“You’re sure?” I asked. “You sent it back to hell, alone, without my mates? They’re all safe in the gym?”
She nodded.
“Now they’re safe, but you’re about to be dead,” Leanna said. “I’ve got maybe five minutes left on this bubble before I lose it. Please, keep talking so I can kill you. I really want to taste your magic. I’m curious if it tastes more like your mom or your dad.”
It took every ounce of my willpower not to charge at her and claw her eyes out. I knew that was what she wanted. She’d win if she got to kill me. I’d win if they went through that portal and never returned.
“Tell me what you need me to do,” I said.
