**Jax**

My heart felt like it was attempting a violent prison break with how hard it thrashed in my chest. The seconds ticked by, each one longer than the last. I was starting to think she wasn't going to answer me, but then she straightened, her arms fell to her sides, and she sighed. I braced myself for whatever method of heartbreak she was about to inflict on me. Because what else could she be preparing to do?

She was an all-powerful Pendragon witch, and I was ...