Page 124 of Lethal Souls
Oh, trust me. She would. Yuri’s voice has returned, echoing in the back of my mind.
With one more look at me, Hassha darts across the meadow. I roll onto my stomach, my bloody hand landing in thick grass, and watch as she brings Willow back with her.
“What are you doing?” I demand, staggering to my feet.
“I realize that you don’t care about your own life enough to fight for it. When it comes to you, Caspian, someone you love must be threatened in order for your true powers to make an appearance.” Hassha looks from me to Willow, whose eyes are drowning with worry. “I’m sorry about this, Willow.”
Willow frowns. “Sorry about wha?—”
Her question twists to a scream as Hassha launches to the sky with her, leaving behind a gust of wind. My heart sinks as I watch Hassha fly with my fiancée past the treetops, going so high they become specks in the distance.
Then, as if she’s standing right next to me, I hear Hassha’s voice in my ear saying, “I’m going to drop your mate, and she and your baby will die if you don’t catch her.”
“You’re out of your fucking mind!” I holler as I stare up. An intense heat brews inside me, and soon my blood is boiling.
“You feel it, don’t you?” Hassha asks.
I’m fuming now, clenching my first.
“You wouldn’t dare, Hassha!”
“Oh, but I would,” Hassha shouts back.
And then she lets Willow go.
SEVENTY-FIVE
CAZ
Willow’s scream rips through the air as she falls from the sky. The heat inside me blisters.
Trust me. Do not hold back. Let it reign.
Yuri’s voice again.
There’s a ringing in my ears, my eyes burning like hot coals. Every single strand on my head feels heavier, my skin thicker, my nerves sparking to life and bursting with energy. The ground crumbles beneath my feet, and a roar shoots out of my mouth as I ascend in a burst of red.
Willow’s screams are nearer. I can feel her heart pounding, her mind racing. She’s begging me to save her.
Caz! Please! Help me! Caz!
It’s all up to you. Are you ready to let me in?
“Fine!” I yell. “You’re in charge now, Yuri. Help me save her!”
I thought you’d never ask.
All that energy I harbor, I soak it in and steep in it while focusing on her. My body ignites, and there’s a feeling I’ve never felt before inside me. It’s like everything that has lain dormant has awakened—like my mind has opened up to new parallels.
I can hear so much more.
See much clearer.
Feel the smallest particles of dust grazing my skin.
It’s electrifying.
The ground disappears beneath my feet, and before I know it, Willow is landing in my arms.