Malachi

"Stop! Stop!" I shouted, the warning tearing from my throat.

In the void of my subconscious, Kaida was lashing out at the tether binding our souls once more, desperate to be rid of it. She couldn't simply hack it away; if the bond weren't severed through the proper ritual, the backlash would be catastrophic for both of us.

"Kaida, stop!" I cried, but my pleas only seemed to fuel her determination. She slashed at the cord with increasing brutality, her eyes fixed solely on the ...