Chapter 137

TESSA MERCER.

Tension crackled in the air as I watched blood trickle from Valerius's hand, my lips pursed while the voices in my head did the talking. No sane person would have done that— and for what? To test my powers? I was beginning to get curious about what he was trying to achieve.

I circled back around to Garrick who gave me a slight nod of approval, and I turned back to Valerius, his eyes