Verity's POV

The shadows holding me finally released and I dropped to the floor hard enough to jar my knees. I didn't waste time recovering. I scrambled forward toward where Kin was choking the life out of Cassian again and the shadows around my hands blazed brighter than they ever had before.

Kin's head turned toward me and the red glow in his eyes made my stomach twist. That wasn't Kin looking at me. It was something else wearing his face like a mask. His lips pulled back in a snarl that ...