Chapter 30 · The Key

"Get away from her, you relic!" Justin's voice cracked across the sanctuary.

I tried to move.

My legs locked.

Golden fire twisted through my veins, too fast and too hot. Kane's power was still inside me, slamming against my ribs like it wanted out.

Justin stormed through the broken doors with six elite scouts behind him. Their claws were out. Their eyes burned red.

Kane stepped between us.

"Sia, move. Now."

"I can't."

"You can."

"My legs won't—"

The power surged.

A scream tore out of me. My knees struck the stone, but Kane caught me before my face did.

"Sia!"

His arms locked around my shoulders and waist. The second he touched me, the golden current inside me exploded.

I grabbed his forearm. "Make it stop!"

"I'm trying."

"Try harder!"

His breath burned against my ear. "You took too much of my power. Your body can't hold it."

"Then take it back!"

"I can't pull it out. You have to send it back."

"How?"

Kane turned me toward him. His face was inches from mine, his eyes shifting from gold to black and back again.

"Look at me."

"I am looking at you!"

"No. Look at me, Sia.