Chapter 18

I spun around to find Jason approaching from the corridor's end, and I barely recognized him. His eyes were filled with fury, and his face contorted into a look of deadly intent. There was something about his presence that made me shiver.

"Damn it, I thought you said you'd sealed off access to this hallway," Philip snarled at Maria, one of the healers who had cornered me.

"I did," she insisted, staring at Jason with alarm.

Jason advanced towards them with a murderous glare, and Philip growled as he quickly moved to block Jason's path.

"Listen, Jason. We think you're alright, and we don't want any trouble. Just turn back and—" Philip's words were cut short as Jason seized him by the throat and hurled him to the floor in one quick movement. He lifted Philip once more, slamming him down again before letting go. Philip lay motionless on the ground.