Chapter 40

That night, five years ago, when she had been beaten in the alley and had her first vision, her magic had exploded like that as well. She had been the one to knock out the Fae who were going to kill her. And all along, Dozan had let her believe that he had saved her. That she’d been about to die and he’d killed everyone to keep them from hurting her. Dozan… who had never done anything magnanimous in his entire life. Now, she knew the truth. He’d done it because she had power… power that even she didn’t know what it was or how to control it. And then she had been stupid enough to tell him about her vision that night.

“What is it?” Theo asked, reading her face all too well.

“Nothing,” she said with a shake of her head. “But we have to go to Black House.”

Maya cringed even saying the words. She knew what Theo response would be, but it was her only lead from the weapons deal. Her only chance to find out who the assassin

Theo paled. “You can’t go in there, Red.”

“Well, not until Fordham is