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“You have made me very desperate and have left me no choice. Again.”
Dianna’s hand clasped over Imogen’s throat, and she lifted her. Imogen choked, her feet dangling. “The only way you will have me again will be in ashes.”
“Never.”
Smoke filled the room, and the alarms blared, followed by the sprinklers going off. Dianna jerked and screamed, releasing Imogen. My heart ached that she thought I would hurt her. A simple lie, and she believed it so well.
Dianna would soon realize it was nothing but water. I grabbed Imogen and threw enough power to blast us a few floors below. I heard Dianna’s shriek of fury and the roar of flames above us. She had figured it out, and rage had replaced fear.
“That’s your plan?” Imogen sneered below me. I had landed to protect her in case the building fell next. It was not her fault, nor would I let anyone in my family get hurt for me. Never again. “Lie and piss her off about us?”
“I needed to see.”
“See what? Pure blinding rage?” Imogen asked. I lifted off of her and stood, offering her my hand.
“If she is still my girl.”
Imogen’s face softened, a corner of her lips curving up. “That was the most insane way to test that theory.”
“I’ve done far crazier things for those I care for.” I hauled her to her feet, able to hear the flames roaring above. Smoke and steam poured through the ventilation system as the water from the sprinklers tried to dampen the magical fire.
Imogen glanced down at herself. Her shirt was torn, but that seemed to be the extent of the damage. “She didn’t hurt me.”
“No, no, she didn’t.”
“Then she’s still in there.”
I nodded, my focus on the floor above and Dianna. “Get out of here. Go to the others and wait for my return.”
Imogen reached out and squeezed my forearm. “Good luck, Samkiel.”
Imogen left, and I shot up, returning to the top floor. Flames bit and chewed at every part of the hall now, the water above unable to stop her fury. A smile played on my lips. “Now, this reminds me of the first time we met.”
She wiped her face, her hand clenching at the water there. My lie. She growled at me, no longer wearing my form, her wet hair clinging to her cheeks. She didn’t hesitate as she charged forward. One clawed hand swiped at my face as I leaned back, avoiding the strike, and grabbed her wrist when she tried again.
“You lied to me,” she snarled, throwing her body against mine.
“You taught me well, and I would say it was more just a slight trickery.”
Her free hand reached for my face, and I grabbed that too, realizing a moment too late that was what she wished. Her knee came up, connecting with my groin. Pain shot through me, my gut twisting with nausea, and I released her. She spun and kicked me through not one but two walls.
My back skidded across the dry floor. I was in an entirely different part of the building. No flames or sprinklers erupted here. I took a few deep breaths, willing the pain to ease, and bumped my head against the floor.
“Smart, Samkiel, so fucking smart. Teach her how powerful her legs are so she can kick your ass.”
I pushed up as she stepped through the hole my body had made, the forsaken blade in hand.
“It hurts, doesn’t it? To think of someone else touching or being with the one you care about the most.”
Another sharp growl ripped through the air.
“Now, you know how I feel.”
“I feel nothing.”
“Terrible liar, Dianna. You always were.”
She opened her mouth, no doubt with a scathing reply, but she snapped it closed when her eyes focused on something behind me. It was then I realized what room we were in.
