Mine
His palm ignited with cold blue flames as he struck out, forcing Magnus back just enough to regain his footing.
But Magnus only laughed, his expression wild with something between amusement and bloodlust. “That won’t work, Frederick. Don’t you see? I was just the first. Soon, you’ll be one of us too.”
Frederick’s blood ran cold.
The corruption wasn’t just spreading—it was changing them. And if it reached him… if it infected the magic that kept him alive…
“We have to go,” Ron shouted from the doorway, his voice urgent. “Now! If we stay here, we lose everything!”