“I don’t know—” she said. The words came out a half sob. “I promise I don’t.” Atreus sighed. “Kaine will be so disappointed when he finds you.” His fingers snapped again. Fire ran down her back like the lash of a whip. She seized so violently that her head slammed against the window, nearly knocking her out. Her ears were ringing from the blow, and everything seemed to slow, her panic giving way to a slow lucidity. Kaine wasn’t going to come in time.
