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She closed her eyes, flipped the mental switch that she no caused her pores to open and create suctionpullingpulling on the strength the fey fizzed in her veins, as potent as if she’d stuck her finger into a light socket, and she reeled at the force, feeling shocked and giddy

When she released Gwen, the poor girl sagged into her husband’s ared her to turn to Kaia

"You’ll hat I’ve got most of all," Kaia said "I’ry"

Thesurge of energy, but also a flood of warh her, and she felt as if her body would erupt into flames at any second It was a familiar sensation, the same one she’d encountered with the other Phoenix

With Anya, she felt as if she had been invaded by acold

Gilly tried to step up to the line "My turn," the girl said

Williaed her to the far corner of the roo to happen, Gu huirl said

"Synony word for such a small child," he retorted

"Hey! I’ht around here"

"Well, then, I guess it’s a good thing you don’t weigh veryto show you just how strong I actually aed, as if he didn’t care, but the hard gleam in his eyes said otherwise

"I don’t think I can hold anything else," Josephina said She could burst at any second Never had she felt this strong Thisinvincible Andandshe couldn’t just stand there She had to ?" Kane asked after she’d leaped intoaround the rooht any enemy Conquer the entire world And she wouldn’t even chip a nail, she thought with a h "Are the women okay? Do you think they’re okay? I really hope they’re okay" The words poured fro faster and faster Just like her steps Soon she was sprinting--and not even winded

"Willia her His lips twitched at the corners "We’re ready"

The warrior glanced away fro back to the girl and getting in her face "Go to your roo-yourself thing and put a stop to it now, before I’m forced to clean up ame what to do You aren’t my father"

"How many times do I have to tell you I’ve never wanted to be your father?" he yelled, raising his voice for the first time since Josephina had met him "I want you safe, and I’ll do whatever is necessary to see to it, even hurt your feelings"

All of the Lords watched with unabashed shock

Cheeks reddened froer, Gilly marched from the room

Willialed a hand through his hair and faced the men, his expression devoid of emotion

"Let’s do this" He strode to the center of the roouo, the s objects actually re," he shouted, and everyone in the roo her into the ground, absorbing ust of air licked over her, then Kane was rolling away fro to She accidentally jerked hiht have punctured a lung

"Sorry," she said "Sorry"

He laughed Actually laughed "Don’t worry about it, sweetheart" He stood and motioned for her to do the same

She hopped to her feet and saw that Williah the realht had fallen--the tiathered in the throne room The moon was out, a cri path was lit by torches

"Maybe we should think about this," she said, suddenly nervous

"No ? "What happened to the key?"

"Apparently, if you aren’t a Fae, they break down and stop working," Kane replied "Mine stopped working"

"All right Okay" If she didn’t act now, she wasn’t going to act at all "I’ so her

"What--" Oh, yeah "Sorry" She backtracked and grabbed Kane’s hand He cringed, and she realized she had to keep her newfound strength in check or she would crush his bones "Sorry again!"

His grin returned, wide and toothy and full of good humor "I told you Don’t worry about it Nohat needs doing"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>