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I glanced at Nathaniel. His eyes were wild as he reached for me.
But it was too late.
The floor was too fast. I threw the lapis lazuli to him.
He caught it automatically, his body still in the air as he flew toward me.
He slammed into my ward. His roar shook the walls.
The floor sucked me down.
Seven
Nathaniel
My roars echoed throughout the chamber. As soon as Evie fell through the floor, her ward disappeared.
And so did her scent.
I’d turned before I realized my wolf was in charge. It was currently clawing at the floor, attempting to dig through the stone to find our mate.
Enough.
My wolf ignored me. He had decided I had no business telling him what to do after the way I’d failed to protect our mate.
If you dig through the stone, you risk the foundation collapsing and hurting our mate.
A mournful howl sounded from deep within me. I allowed it free rein and then ruthlessly cut it off. With my wolf so close to the surface, I could feel Kyla making her way toward us, which meant she still hadn’t found the sword.
My hand tightened around the lapis lazuli, and I barely prevented myself from crushing it. This was why Evie had thrown up that ward. Because if she didn’t make it, she wanted me to protect this stone and take down the labs.
She still didn’t understand.
It was taking everything in me not to turn the stone to dust. If Evie died, I wouldn’t give a fuck about the labs, the seelie king, or the sword. My wolf would rampage through this world until someone managed to put me down.
We’d thought this was the lowest level of the castle. But we’d been wrong. That meant that unless Evie was buried alive—and I’dknowif that was happening—she was currently directly below me.
Stairs. I had to find stairs.
Kyla and Evie each had a copy of the map. But my wolf had memorized our mate’s scent. I just needed to get down a level, and I would be able to locate her.
And I would teach her to never sacrifice herself like this again.
* * *
Evie
I hitthe floor with a thump that winded me. My bones ached, and I groaned.
I cut off the groan as knowledge seeped into me.
The knowledge that I wasn’t alone.
Nathaniel would get to Kyla. The lapis lazuli would ensure they could get out of here and track Hellaphine.
Nathaniel would be livid when his wolf finished its tantrum and he realized what I’d done. But I had no regrets.
At least, I didn’t until I caught sight of the creature in front of me.
