Three Seconds Too Late

Lucius Pov continued

"Impressive," The proxy manticore said. Like we'd done a trick worth noting. "But." He looked at Talia. "Last chance. Come willingly. Or I start making choices about this throat."

"Don't," Imogen said.

Everyone looked at her.

She was looking at Talia. Not at me. Not at the fang. At Talia.

"Don't," she said again. Clear. Steady. All the shaking gone. "Don't you dare come with h