Alpha Orion’s roar cut through the chaotic night, pulling my attention back to the entrance of the chapel.

Everett had been moments away from stepping onto the stairs when Alpha Orion’s blade intercepted him. The clang of steel against steel echoed like a death knell, and I barely registered Alpha Orion’s desperate yell to me.

“Aliyah! Get in the pentagram!” he bellowed, the command as sharp as his sword.

I snapped back to reality, my eyes locking onto the fierce ...