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I swallowed hard. “The agreement was for the book.”
His hand was on my throat so fast, I didn’t have a chance to call to my magic. Gasping for breath, I clawed at his huge hand, trying to pull it away from me. The edges of my vision blurred as I struggled for air.
“I will kill you,” he said. “Where is the magic?”
I couldn’t run, I couldn’t break his grip. My head spun and I could feel myself losing consciousness.
A sound like an explosion shattered the silence of the room and he let go of his hold on me. I gasped, sucking in air as I turned toward the sound.
All four of my mates were standing in front of a pile of stone. They’d been hiding in the secret passage Ms. Obscura had shown me, waiting in case I needed them.
Suddenly, the room went dark, all light gone from the space. I knew the shadow fae was working his magic, eliminating the light.
I sucked in a breath. We’d been prepared for this. I moved my feet and they were free from the magic keeping me stuck, which meant, my theory was correct. Even his magic was gone when he turned out the lights.
“You want that magic?” I called into the dark. “You’ll have to come and take it from me.”
I felt the rush of air moving as he closed in, grabbing me. The shadow fae held me tight, his grip binding my arms around me.
“Where is it, little fae?” he asked. “I will kill you and and all your mates. That’s a promise.”
I closed my eyes and reached out toward my mates through our bond. As we hoped, I could feel them. We might not have our magic, but our connection was something stronger than that.
The chains rattled as my mates moved closer and I knew they were closing in. Fae had one major weakness. One that I wasn’t afflicted with being half human.
Iron.
The shadow fae cried out, releasing me from his grasp as my mates bound him in the iron chains they’d hidden in the passageway.
All at once, the shadows cleared from the room. I bolted away from the shadow fae, giving my mates more room to wrangle him.
When I turned back to look, he was on the ground, bound by iron chains. He hissed in pain, his gaze locked on me. “You think this is over?”
Just then, Professor Flora and Dr. Green entered the room.
“Right on time,” Luka said.
Dr. Green’s eyebrows lifted. “How long has this been in the works?”
“Just a few weeks,” I said.
He shook his head. “Things are going to be a lot less interesting around here after the five of you graduate.”
The shadow fae growled. “You think you can keep me in chains?”
“Oh, maybe they can’t,” Professor Flora said. “But I can. Nice to see you, Lucan.”
Lucan, the shadow fae, snapped his jaws at Professor Flora. “You’re just as guilty as me. You crossed here illegally. They’ll come for you.”
“I don’t think so,” she said. “But now you’ll be trapped here. At least you get to join your mate.”
He growled.
Several guards burst into the room, pausing at the sight of a bound man on the ground.
“Escaped fae,” Dr. Green said. “Attempted to kill a student and threatened a lot worse, I’m assuming.”
“Again?” One of the guards asked.
