Chapter 46

I froze, but Nolan did too. I didn’t know how much he saw, but me standing over his very dead brother in an entirely blood-stained white dress probably didn’t look so good.

I opened my mouth, trying to un-freeze, but Nolan moved first. He bolted, shifting almost mid-air, that shocked me more than anything.

I willed my feet to move, and they finally did. I started to stumble after him, my mind racing with all the negative possibilities, and my body fought to keep up.

Can we catch him? - I asked Aksala

We’ve only shifted once - she explained gently, too gently.

That would take time, and by now, he would already be almost back in the eyesight of the crowd if he wasn’t already.

I could have maybe thrown the dagger; I could have tried to shift earlier, but that was no use now. I knew in the back of my mind that I made a huge mistake. I wasn’t listening hard enough, wholly focused on my own fight. You always had to be aware of the greater battle around you. There rarely was only one oppon