It’d been a long time since he’d had to call on the full strength of his gifts like this because usually— Black flames erupted between them. He heard Tessa’s scream of surprise, but Theon took the moment to take a breath and readjust his grip on her magic. Luka was exactly the reason he rarely needed the full strength of his gifts. The Guardian bond always drove him to intervene. The flames receded, Luka standing between him and Tessa, where she was still standing on the desk. “What the fuck are you doing?” Luka demanded, gaze scanning Tessa before he turned to Theon. “Just having a
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