“What was that?” I groaned, the remainder of my air shield shattering as I slumped down onto my knees with exhaustion pressing in on me. “You…I’m free,” Catalina gasped, releasing her grip on me as she backed up, her hands clasping her chest as a radiant smile captured her full lips. “Free of what?” “The Dark Coercion Lionel placed on me…each and every command he ever bound me with is just…gone.”
