Chapter 80

“You said the spell would protect me from her magic. The bitch almost burned my arm off!”

“I said it would protect your mind from her control. There was no mention of her physical powers. You were supposed to lure her here, not bite her and certainly not attempt to assault her. Do you not see your actions have gone against everything you’re supposed to stand for? I spent much of my energy to maintain the skin you wear, and you risked everything! Insolent fool!”

“Do not talk to me like that. You aren’t my superior. I don’t answer to you. All the prep work we did, the practices, nothing can prepare you for how her blood called to me. It’s not my fault. I am what I am.”

“What you are is weak. You’re correct. I’m not your superior. So maybe I should I let them know you almost failed. I should have chosen another. Her blood was not meant to be spilled. Not by you. Had I not intervened, you would have been destroyed. Leave us, Malachi.”

Malachi. I made a mental note of that, pledging to circ