Ruby's POV

The gasoline can slipped from Sally’s hand and hit the ground with a dull thud.

Austin was beside her in an instant, his hand raised, the faint shimmer of his power rippling through the air. The sparks that had hovered around her fingertips blinked out.

Sally’s glow dimmed as she collapsed to her knees. “I just wanted him to hurt like I did…” she whispered.

I knelt beside her, gently resting a hand over hers. “You don’t have to do this. He’ll face what he’s done, ...