He slowly nods. "Yes, I could tell it in her expression. I could feel her anger."

My eyes go wide. "What if she tries to do it again?" I blurt out.

"She cannot." He shakes his head. "I have been sealed," he says, and I let out a breath of relief.

Dominic holds me in his arms a few moments longer, and I look back up, "The councilman, he was sent to protect the twins from her too, wasn't he?"

"Mmm, hum," his voice resonates in my ear. "The Hierarchy Council ...