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I hold my arms wide, then slowly bring my hands in front of me, palms facing each other.

He thinks he can take from me.

The dean calls my name again.

I turn my hands until my palms are facing my chest.

We need to find her.

My power concentrates.

We need to be strong.

I pull my hands closer.

We need to fight.

I feel my power flare as I push it back inside me.

The cement spiderwebs under my feet.

“Volik! What happened?” Henry skids to a stop a few steps away.

“He. Took. Her.” My voice is thick, and I feel something wet slide down my chin.

Looking down, I watch something drip from my mouth onto my shirt. And burn a hole through the material.

It hasn’t been tested against venom.

Smoke rises from the ground as my increasing body temperature melts my shoes.

I kick them off.

“I will save her. Or I will spend my final moment on this earth scorching everything around me.” A soft orange glow seeps from my chest. “You have been a good friend, Wolf.”

The dean dips his chin.

And I jump.

Part Three

True Natures

Chapter 105

The Dean Henry

Voices increase around me.

Phones are lifted.

They’re capturing, but they don’t understand.

Volik isn’t losing control.

He’s going after his mate.

I look at the smoldering shoes.