Chapter 20 : Garden of Trust

Ferrah

I stared at the band around my wrist in silent astonishment.

I never would have expected Onyx to think of something so clever. Making his anti-magic wards into a shackle was impressive enough, but he did it in a way that wouldn’t compromise the freedom of movement that he had promised me.

“What do you mean?” I asked. I tore my eyes away from the iron and looked at him questioningly. I should probably be angry, but I was too surprised.

“Think of it as insurance,” he answered. “I had this band made to make sure that you can’t use magic in pack territory. I have the only key, so in a way, it’s personal insurance as well.”

I let his words sink in before speaking again.

“You know that the threats on my life were working just fine, right?”

“Were they?” he asked curiously.

“Have I done any magic since I got here?” I shot back in irritation.

He shrugged and the ghost of a smirk crept into his expression. My own expression froze in response. Did he somehow know about t