“By the power of the fire that burns in my soul, I bind you, Angel Nicholas, from doing harm to yourself or others.”
Golden fire shot from her fingertips and wrapped around his body, holding him in place.His expression twisted into something primal as he fought against the bonds.
She was going to do it!She was going to bind Frost and keep him from harming anyone else ever again!
Joy surged through her as she began to speak the spell for the second time.
It was only when she’d said it three times that he’d be fully bound, and she could call for Santa to help her.
A sharp hiss of pain made her heart clench.
Sebastian!
She saw him on the ground, blood seeping from a deep wound in his chest where Frost had thrown a large ice shard at him.She’d been so caught up in her binding spell that she hadn’t defended her mate.
Without thinking, she released the spell and threw herself at Sebastian.Fire burst from her palms and melted the ice shard in his chest, steam frothing from the wound.Dark magic that looked like frostbite was leaking into his body, so she used her fire to turn it to ash, and as his body convulsed with the pain of the heat, she sent her healing magic to cleanse and heal him.
Someone stood over her with a growl, and she saw it was his cousin Declan.
“He okay?”
“He will be,” she said.
Sebastian gasped, his eyes flashing amber, and then his wolf surged forward as her healing magic forced him to rapidly heal the deadly wound.As his strength returned, he shifted fully, and she had to help him quickly get free of his clothes.
Heart pounding, she hugged her furry mate.
And then she rose to her feet, fury lashing at her like a whip.
“Where is Frost!”
“He’s gone,” Santa called from inside the perimeter of Northernmost.“Him and his followers.”
“Frost, you asshole!Stay away from me and my family!”she shouted into the darkness.
She was pretty sure he heard her, but even if he didn’t, she felt better just yelling at him.
“Let’s get back inside the safety of Northernmost,” Declan urged.
Resting her hand on top of Sebastian’s head as they walked, she hung her head.She’d lost her chance to bind Frost.
When everyone was safe and accounted for, she stopped in front of Santa.“I’m sorry.I had to save Sebastian.”
“Of course you did,” Santa said as Sebastian sat on his haunches next to her, his wolfy purr rumbling in his chest.“No one else has ever gotten so close to my brother like that.He clearly misjudged your power.”
“And I misjudged his intention to take out anyone in his path,” she said.
“We all do that,” he said.“Every time he comes against me in some new, horrible way, I’m surprised at the depths of his evilness.You saved your mate, and we didn’t lose anyone in the battle.Those are the wins that matter.Frost will not get to the Well, and now that he knows how powerful you are, it’s one more layer of deterrent in our fight to keep Northernmost safe.”
He stared at her for a moment, then turned on his heel and walked inside.
She dropped to her knees next to Sebastian and hugged him.
“Do you want to go back to the apartment?I can take over your shift for you,” said Declan.
“Isn’t he stuck for a while in his shift?”
“Yeah, a few hours.”
