Chapter 26

Elly

Everything happened so fast that it was a blur. With a deafening crack, the door flew off the hinges and broke apart as it hit the back of the couch. A large brown wolf stepped into the basement. Its large teeth were bared and the thick smoke rolling in around it made the low growl more menacing. Darren stepped forward dragging Elly with him. She pulled against his grip. He may be able to use magic but she couldn’t. Now that they were bound together he didn’t need physical contact to have access to her power. The wolf moved closer to them followed by two more.

Darren looked down at Elly and smirked. In an instant, Elly felt all the energy drain from her body. Her knees buckled and Darren’s searing palm burned the skin of her forearm. He held up his hand and an inferno erupted from his fingertips. It engulfed the three wolves and filled the room with their howls and whimpers. The smell of singed fur and flesh made Elly gag. Darren wrenched Elly back to her feet.

“This is just