7
Micah
I couldn’t sleep knowing Nadine was in pain a wall away. I would have volunteered to stay in her bedroom, but I didn’t think she would let me, so I didn’t argue when Keisha offered. At least someone would keep an eye on her.
First, she had used magic, then the inexplicable pain. What in the Everlast was happening to her?
There was someone who knew more than he should about the creed.
I exited the bedroom, trying not to make any noise so I wouldn’t wake up Maho. I stopped in the living room to pick up the leather jacket I had left draped over an armchair, and exited the apartment. I sprinted down the stairs, out the building, and through the cluttered streets until I was out of the protective magical shield. Sensing my presence, Rok flew from behind a dead tree to me. He landed
