THE AUREUM TRIAL: BLOOD OATH
The dummy slipped from my hand, hitting the floor with a dull thud that seemed to echo in my ears, but it was nothing compared to the roar of panic that surged through me.
My knees buckled beneath me, my legs betraying me in that instant of weakness. The floor rushed up to meet me, but before I could even begin to brace myself, something impossibly fast and strong caught me. A presence surrounded me. His hands, solid as stone, gripped my arms, steadying me with a force that left me breathless. It was him—Atlas Blackwood.
He had moved so fast that made no sense, a fluidity that defied the space between us. One moment, he was standing across the room, and the next, he was there, his grip on me
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