Chapter 506

• She slams into me at full speed, and the two of us go sprawling. I hit the bars, taking her full weight against my belly. All the air bursts from my lungs, but that’s the least of my worries as Amora’s head bounces painfully off the bars.
• I struggle to get my legs beneath me and watch in horror as she slumps to the floor—unconscious.
• The shadow unfolds from beneath the cot, looming over us both. It grows wider. Taller. More menacing.