Marked by Magic (The Baine Chronicles #4)(70)

“No,” I snapped. “I’m not going to throw Noria to the wolves like that. I need to get her out of there before we call in the authorities, or she’ll end up getting killed. Not to mention Annia and Elnos, who are there undercover. Elnos is smart, but he’s young, and I don’t know if he’ll be able to defend himself and Annia well enough if he gets caught in the crossfire.”

Iannis sighed. “I’m guessing this means you want to take a hand in the rescue yourself, if it becomes necessary?”

“Yes.” I paused. “I was hoping you’d come with me.”

“I can come too,” Comenius offered. “You might have need of me.”

Iannis was silent for a moment. “There is much still left to do here in Solantha, and I’ve promised the Minister to hold myself in readiness for that task force I’m supposed to lead,” he finally said. “But you cannot leave your friends in danger, nor can we ignore a potential threat from the Resistance. I will think on this and see what I can come up with.”

We said our goodbyes to Comenius, then got back into the carriage and headed to the Palace. Anxiety crawled up my spine, tightening my neck muscles as I wondered just what the hell Noria had gotten herself into.

“It’ll be all right.” Iannis took my hand into his bigger one and squeezed it reassuringly. “We’ll figure out how to take care of everything. Together, we can solve just about any problem, Sunaya.”

“Okay.” I squeezed his hand back. As I stared out the window, watching the city pass by, I determined that I would make it all right. With Iannis firmly on my side now, I had access to all kinds of resources even if he ended up too busy to stand by my side.

And now that I had full access to my magic and control over my shifter instincts, nothing was going to stand in my way.



The End