From the sudden terror in Eva's eyes, she knew she'd finally pushed him too far. Piers's power roared to life, filling the room with the rumbling growl of a starving animal. Eva back pedaled, tried to combat him, but his magic was stronger, his storehouse of reserves rising from far within him. The Steam Union watchers swayed as Piers strode toward his mother, literally battering her to the floor with one pummeling blow after another. The entire house shook ...