Chapter 192

He looked back at them, transformed fully into their true selves—Lindsey, green and fierce like his grandfather; Charis, viciously beautiful like new copper. It was a gamble to leave them. The group was strong, yes, with Lindsey and Charis; they had powerful fae with them as well—that salamander chick, Kaley, had created a line of fire in front of the seals which had taken down a few advancing dark fae already—but Nathan would be leaving them vulnerable. Still, he knew he couldn’t stay. Not only because Jim and Sasha needed him, but because the lines were already falling.

“Stay and fight,” Nathan told Lindsey, told all of them, speaking loud enough for everyone to hear. “Remember the real goal. Hold the line. The Gatehouse cannot fall. I’m going on ahead.”

Nathan, while he hadn’t been given special weapons, had a gun in his hand, his ankle blade, an extra gun tucked into the back of his jeans, and the goggles from Schuester ready around his neck. He had to go.