"Ten seconds."

"Poh!" I yelled.

"Almost!" she growled.

Crispin dropped to his knees, tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Five seconds."

Pop. Ellison. Mase. Moon Dragon. Jezebel. I would never see them again. I released a slow breath and bowed my head with my hand to my stomach.

"Sorry, little one," I whispered. "I tried." I closed my eyes and let my tears fall.

"Initiating self - "

My eyes burned while I waited for my ...