Chapter 35

Death song.

"All right, I think you have this all wrong. Let's talk about Jorgen's plans. I suddenly remember what he said during our meetings," I say with desperation, trying to move away from him, but the ropes are so tight, preventing me from doing anything.

Pollock's eyes are filled with darkness and his poisonous magic is trying to reach inside my beast. Someone must have charmed him when he was outside the door or the spell had been channel through a messenger. I try to figure out what's going on and why someone else is using the Governor to get to me. The darkness drifts from his body-I feel thousands of invisible threads slowly tightening around me. He rubs his hands together and I pull my wrists, thinking about my deadly fire song. The Warlock gave me another chance to use it, but it's a huge risk. Last time I nearly died, and I have no idea what might happen now. However, I don't want to die tonight-not by Pollock's hand.