#Chapter 99 – Wrath

A groan breaks from Orion as he dashes from Laila’s side, running towards the water, splashing in and going for the closest girl – for Cadence – helping her stand straight, untying her hands so that she can steady herself. Laila follows a moment later, shifting into her seal to get through the water faster so she can help. I let them handle it, my job there done. I glance up at the wraiths, flicking my hand through the air, hurling them all away back into the sky to…well, to wherever the fuck they came from. And then I turn back to Death, who stares at me still, less with anger now and more with… With awe. With fear. “You really shouldn’t have fucked with me,” I say, not bothering to amplify my voice anymore as I begin to walk through the waves towards the shore. I know he can hear me. I know he’s listening. “Because you’ve woken something in me now. And you really, really should have let it rest.” I keep my eyes fixed on my enemy as I emerge from the water. Behind me