*Gemma*

It was hard to trust someone to help you escape from a fortress, and harder to trust them when they were feet away from driving us over a cliff.

I screamed Kael’s name, the sound belting out of my throat. He slammed on the brakes. I heard and felt the ground beneath the heavy car start to crumble. “Back up!”

“I know!” Kael yelled, putting the car in reverse and slamming the gas.

Raisa and I were hurled forward into the back ...