Page 89 of Hell Fae King

This… this is going to be difficult to siphon.

He was riddled with power. So much so that he alone might push me over the edge and force that valve inside me to open.

No, I decided.I can do this. Ihaveto do this.

I’d just… I’d just send even more power into the Hell Fae Source. If a little of me goes along with it, so be it.

I placed my hands on Ajax’s far-too-cold body and tried to mentally unravel all the strands of magic strumming around him.

“Camillia,” the Hell Fae King said, his voice carrying through the chaos. He was near the gates, while I was still closer to the library where Ajax had fallen, but it was as if Typhos’s lips were right on the cusp of my ear. It was similar to the first time I’d heard his voice in the arena, only this time, all of his attention was on me.

He was surrounded by miraculous, fiery chains, the ends of which held various Nightmare Fae hostage.

He’d started lining them up for me.

Az and Melek, too.

Because they’d realized what I’d been doing, and now they were holding the fae there as hostages.

While waiting for me to release them from their spells,I thought, my heart warming.

Typhos had not only discerned what I’d started doing, but he’d also decided to partner with me in the effort.

And if he was mad at me for touching his Source, he showed no signs of it.

Instead, his expression only seemed marred with concern. Which was confusing, given everything we’d just unraveled together as a team.

He said something I couldn’t hear now, my mind suddenly consumed by Ajax once more.

The darkness,I realized, feeling it crawling up my arms from where I’d touched Ajax.It’s spreading.

Because it really was like a disease.

Only, I had the cure for it.

Me.

Ajax flinched as I began unwinding the invisible cords of darkness holding him captive.

You’re going to be okay, I thought at him.I just… I just have to…I swallowed, the first kick of power nearly causing me to lose my balance.Hold on…

I wasn’t sure if those words were for him or for me because it suddenly felt like I was flying. Soaring.Too high.

Gods, this is one hell of a spell…It practically choked me as I unraveled the first layer, the poison seeming to seep right into my spirit and head straight for that forbidden place—the connection to Vivaxia.

No, I growled, shoving it into Typhos’s Source.

But it started to claw its way back, threatening to return to Vivaxia instead.Via me. Like I’m some sort of fucking conduit.

No!I shouted again, shoving it out of me with so much force that my breath left with it.

But I didn’t care.

I wasnotsending any of this back to Vivaxia. Because if I opened that connection, who knew what she would do or accomplish? I had topush. Toshove. Tounwind… and… let go.

My eyes fell closed as a whooshing sound echoed in my ears, the intensity causing my pulse to race.

Someone shouted at me in my mind, but I ignored them, too focused on Ajax.