Theron’s words sparked a fire inside of me. He promised me that if I had gone with him peacefully that my friends would be safe. He lied about that, and I shouldn’t have been surprised. I didn’t know him, and I shouldn’t have trusted someone who was trying to kill me in the first place.
“You won’t be able to kill my friends,” I whispered, glaring at Theron in a way I had never glared before. I never truly hated someone before now.
Theron scoffed in return. “And how do you suppose that will happen? You surely can’t do anything to protect them. You’re just a weak girl.”
I simply smirked at him. I could feel the flame inside me growing brighter and stronger. I could see the ball inside of me glowing a bright yellow with green flickers. I pulled myself off the ground, standing as tall as I
