“What do you mean something is holding it closed?” Violet asks, looking back at me over her shoulder. “It’s like something is absorbing the magick that I’m using to open the portal,” I say, frowning. “Hold on,” Jai says. Suddenly, we’re surrounded by replicas of him, all facing out and looking like they’re ready to pounce on anyone that gets too close. “What magick is this?” I ask, surprised. My mouth falls open and I look around the circle at the duplicates of my mate. If I wasn’t so focused on getting out of here, I’d want to explore this. I shake the thoughts out of my head. Later. “This is my Goddess gift. We can talk about it later. After you two get the portal open,” Jai explains, looking out over the forest, searching for threats. Violet looks at me, her eyes full of suspicion. Before we can even discuss power-sharing, she throws her magick into the void where the portal is supposed to be.
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