Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

by Rebecca Yarros

“Oh! And one more thing.” I lower my voice just slightly, well aware of every head within our squad that turns our direction. “What?” she snaps. “That trick you mentioned? You know, with the fingers?” A slow smile spreads across my face. “Thanks.” Cat’s eyes bulge. Imogen laughs so hard she snorts as I walk back to Rhiannon. “Damn. Just…damn.” Rhi claps a few times. “I fucking love you.” Ridoc throws his arm around my shoulders. “Anyone hungry? I woke up somewhere I hadn’t exactly planned on and missed breakfast.” “I would,” I tell him, “but I have plans in the library.” “The library? Then me too,” Sawyer chimes in, following quickly. “I’ll go with,” Rhiannon says with a nod. “If the three of you are going, then so am I,” Ridoc adds. “You guys don’t have to come with me,” I say once we’re halfway through the foyer. “Oh, we needed to get away from Cat.” Ridoc waves me off. “You’re just the excuse.” “Her abilities are…horrifying,” Sawyer concludes. “What if she decides to make me hate you?” “Make Xaden hate you?” Rhiannon’s eyebrows rise. “She can’t.” I shake my head. “Or make you instantly horny for some random flier, and then you’re not the only one in that bed when Xaden rotates back,” Ridoc muses. “Her signet—or whatever they call it—is fucking terrifying.” “She can only amplify the emotions you already have,” I explain to them. “We could kill her.” Sawyer reaches for the door handle. “All the fliers are still struggling with the altitude, and their gryphons are still sl...