“Zayne won.” I heard one of them say. But it didn’t matter at the moment. Jeremy was unconscious. He did this because of me.

No one moved. They all just stood there like a pack of wolves in black coats, faces blank, as if what was happening wasn’t human.

I lifted Jeremy slightly above the ground with every power I could summon, my hands cradling his head. “Jer?” My voice shook.

My eyes flicked from him to the lords present there. Zayne wasn’t in sight. Anger coursed through my ...