KATHERINE

We turned to watch them retreat, but I stepped back, separating myself from the other two. And as the tide of predators surged past them, I stripped away their protection.

Just as I had given it to them, I could just as easily take it away.

How naive Salvatore was—just a pathetic fool who had the blessing of being loved by a talented sorceress.

She had taught him a few magic tricks, and he already thought himself a master, even believing he had me under his control with his great powe