Chapter 36 : We're Going to Kill Her

Onyx

I listened to the voices outside of the tent as closely as I could. Ferrah’s words were clear to me, but there was another voice that I couldn’t make out. It was muffled, which meant that the person must be standing some distance from her.

Good.

There was something dark about the deep voice. There was no warmth or sincerity to the tone of it and I didn’t want the source of the voice anywhere near Ferrah.

The pain that was keeping me tethered to the bed made no sense to me. Ferrah had healed my body, so why couldn’t I force myself to move?

Every time I attempted to sit up, it felt like a dagger was being driven into my chest.

I would never underestimate Ferrah’s strength again. This was the damage she could do with a single blast. I really had been lucky the first night we fought. If I had been just a little slower, she would have killed me.

I could feel that Ferrah was getting more upset. Something was very wrong.

I gritted my teeth and forced myself to sit. The p