Severed Ties

"I'd heard it before," Elora said, giving him a glance. "But you don't qualify as a human being."

Colin shot back without thinking, "What? I—"

He stopped mid-sentence, then realized what she had done. "You tricked me?"

"What's there to trick?" Elora said coldly. "I'll say this one last time. Leave. Right now."

"You b...!"

Colin clenched his fists so tight his knuckles turned white. He hadn't expec