I gasped; his words were like a punch to my stomach. I watch as he storms away from me to join the others.
They weren't going to play nice. None of them were. And the council would be here any minute now.
I drop myself onto the ground as I pray for a miracle to save everyone involved.
Images of Atticus flashed before my mind. I've loved him for too long to let this be the end for us. Since we've married, we haven't gotten a single day without someone or something trying to separate us.
I couldn't just sit here and watch everything happen. The overlords didn't know that I was hiding my power, pretending that I was weak earlier so that they didn't think of me as a threat anymore. While it may have worked to convince Dash, the rest of the overlords hadn't been convinced.
If I tried ha
