Raquel’s POV

“BISH!”

I’m sure Emrys was trying to say bitch, but he was hard-pressed to do it with half a tongue and choking on his blood. He was left with two options, killing me and dying or saving his tongue and letting the paralytic take hold of him.

There was a horrible tense moment where he raised his hand at me, eyes sparking gold with stolen magic, and I thought I’d miscalculated his mindset, and he would rather ...