Chapter ONE - Weebly

would go to all that trouble. Anna already told you:
other plans.”
Ethan didn’t like the sound of that at all. He twisted
his neck and raised his chin, trying to fight free of the
gag. The chain and cuff at his neck restricted his
movement too much.
“Now, now, Kaille. None of that. I’ve gone to a
great deal of trouble to keep you from conjuring. I
won’t have you biting your tongue for blood.” He
walked to Ethan and tightened the cloth. While he was
there, he also checked the manacles and their cloth
linings. Finally, he stepped back, apparently reassured
that his prisoner wasn’t going anywhere.
“I really did have some hope that it wouldn’t come
to this,” he said. “You impressed me last night with your
resourcefulness. A killing spell. I hadn’t expected that.”
Ethan glared back at him.
“This may surprise you, but I think you and I could
have worked well together, if only you had proven
yourself a bit more malleable. I’m sure I could have
convinced the others. Even Sephira Pryce would have
had to admit that you would make a valuable ally.”