Braydon grabbed Katelina by the shoulders. She had a final glimpse of Malick still seated on the balcony above, before she was forced out the door. Maybe she should have taken Samael up on the turning. At least then she'd have the power to wipe the smug smile off Malick's face.

Arlen led the way through a narrow corridor to a set of stairs. Katelina guessed they went down to his dungeon, not that she could imagine Malick having many prisoners. He seemed more likely to execute ...