Chapter 151

OPHELIA 84 MINUTES BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES OUT Something is wrong. Very wrong. Malachi sounded so … Well, he was almost serene. And that is definitely not right. I turn to Alexandros. “I think the boys are in trouble. And I can’t reach any of them now, can you?” He concentrates for a second and then shakes his head. “But they are alive, for we would have felt them die. We will go to them as soon as we are able to clear a path.” “Behind you!” I yell as four vampires charge at him. He pivots and grabs one by the throat, then tears off his head while I force the other three back with a wave of fire. Our moment of reprieve is over, and we both return to the battle. Enora is beside me as I channel all my training and weave threads of magic together to stave off the incoming hordes. A warlock manages to get by my magic, and after she dispenses of him, I panic. “Why am I becoming less powerful?” “Magic is like anything. It uses energy.” She casts another spell. “Not only from the elements, but