Chapter 0858 Suddenly Jesse's face goes pale and his words fade as he stares at something behind me. I gasp even as Jackson grabs me to him, pulling my back flush against his chest as he, too, turns. But then my eyes go wide as I shriek with fear at the darkness turning there just outside of my cage, slow and furious.

I watch in terror as a man steps from the darkness, his face livid, his eyes fixed on

me.

"You dare," the God of Darkness growls, his eyes flashing, "to take my servant from me?"

He waves a hand and the walls of the cage around us crumble to rust, collapsing to the ground. My heart pounds in my chest as I panic, searching my heart and my mind for something to do - a way out-

Immediately I want to shift back to Atalaxia - but I'm only touching Jackson - I can't leave everyone behind -

Darkness stalks slowly forward, glaring at all of us. Midnight's terrified sobs echo through the air as the god turns his eyes to Gabriel, who sits up with Ben's help. "Submit,” he snarls. "Take back your covenant or suffer death for your betrayal.” "Ariel!" Jackson snarls in my ear. "Go - go back -"

"No!" I cry out, leaning out of his lap and reaching for Pippa, for Ben, for Jesse - for everyone - "I can't leave them!"

"You will!" Jackson commands, pulling me back. "Go!"

agreed to your bargain once and found the rewards wanting. I won't do it again, even if it costs

as Jackson commands me again and again to shift, to

forward towards the God, even as Midnight sobs and begs him to come back. She flashes away and back again and again, apparently trying to vanish Jesse with

don't know how he

to stalk around Gabriel, heading for me. I reach for him, wanting his hand - wanting to touch everyone so I can take them out of

fool," the

"You think to

boy. Your meager powers

slipping his hand in mind and flashing his eyes to me for a single moment, giving a shake of his

as Jesse squeezes my hand. And I spin my head to the God,

Can it be true?

mind

at Jesse, calling him her

powers, and our

made for

I squeeze Jesse's "Gabriel!" I shout, extending

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