RIVENThe moment Kael lunged, the air cracked with violence. One heartbeat I was pinned, my body paralyzed, the next I saw his shadow cut across the faint light of the dorm as he collided with the intruder.There was a grunt, low and vicious, followed by the crash of a chair splintering. My eyes darted wildly though my body refused to move, every sound amplified—Kael’s growl, the scrape of boots across wood, the hiss of steel flashing in the dark.“Wake up!” Kael’s roar thundered through the room. Damon jolted upright, Cassidan already reaching for the blade hidden beneath his mattress.But I couldn’t move. I was frozen, helpless, a useless weight on the couch as Kael fought in the shadows.The attacker was fast, unnaturally fast, their movements blurring with an edge that didn’t belong to ordinary men. Kael managed to catch them once, his blade slicing across cloth and skin, and I heard a sharp hiss of pain. For one glorious second, I thought he had them. But then—the body dissolved.
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