FINNIAN

Felda’s eyes shot open again, wild and burning with something dark. The air around her grew thick with her power. When I touched her, her skin... It burned, hot like fire but Marlin could handle it. He always could.

She dug her claws into Marlin’s chest. “Who are you?!” she screamed.

Marlin groaned, grabbed her wrists, and yanked her hands away from my body. I didn’t waste another second. I lifted her into my arms and stormed out of the hall, her nails scraping down my ...