As the four were connected, it left Lucien open to their vulnerability. The power they were wielding was great but he knew they didn't have full mastery. He crept to the chalice and stood behind Hadleigh. Slowly, he reached his long fingernails to her neck, then seized her tightly with his hand.

Hadleigh turned around, stunned, breaking the tether with the team. The other three noticed her absence when sparks of purple bounced on the ground around them and a scream penetrated their ...