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“I fucking can’t. I’m almost tapped out.”

Adramelech wraps the chain around Kaiden’s wrists and pulls him back toward the mansion. I demand the darkness inside me to take over and save him as I slash through the throng of demons. But I only hit a wall. At the same time, though, the buzz beneath my skin intensifies to a roar. Sound warps and muddles. On instinct, I hit my knees, then answer the call from beneath by slapping my palms against the grass. As if I’m a ghost magnet, orbs of light slam into me. I push the newfound energy into the earth in pulsing waves.

The ground trembles. Almost three hundred dead bodies claw their way out of the ichor-stained soil. They jump the demons, their efforts unrelenting while clearing a path for me. Not wasting a second, I bolt.

The edges of the portal shrink at the speed of light asAdramelech hauls an unconscious Kaiden through the void.

“Iris! NO!”

I ignore Sam’s desperate plea. Copper coats my tongue, and broken glass impales my bare feet as they slap the marble floor of the ballroom. But I don’t care. I push my screaming muscles further than I ever have.

Then jump.

I cannot express enough gratitude for every single reader who took a chance on my book.

Everything I write is for you.