Page 132 of Forsaken Secrets

I looked up, though, and that smile was so sure! He genuinely thought that what he was doing was right. There was no way that I would convince him he was wrong without actually showing him.

Perhaps if I could do as he said, finish quickly, and get Aunt Grace to a healer when his plan failed …

"Miss Maderoth." Ellingsworth's cool hand tugged on my jaw, forcing me to meet his eyes again. "Eat this. It will help you with what's coming."

I fought him, jerking my head away, but he was stronger, and forced a small capsule past the rag and into my mouth. I kept my teeth clenched, but the powder dissolved into my mouth immediately.

A strange sense of weightlessness flooded over me. Oh gods. What had he given me?

He stepped back and gestured towards the darkness. "My friend here has told me you're not ready yet … something about your magic being blocked?"

I stared, heart pounding wildly, as Lynk stepped out of the shadows, his silver eyes perfectly clear.

No relic was messing with his mind.

No.

That ass knew exactly what he was doing.

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