Chapter 29. Unveiling Shadows

Elise’s POV

I came out from behind the curtain and jumped off the stage to where Sia was protecting a child halfway across the room. I turned the neck of one Rogue and tore the arm off of the other. Sia ran up to me and whispered, “Elise!” in shock. Your eyes are...

I had to blink a few times before I realized I was wrong. No one, not even Sia, knew about Althea. I gave Sia a confused look and decided to throw a fireball at one of the Rogues to get them to pay attention to something else.

“Holy crap, girl! That was really cool. I knew you could make fireballs.” Sia was jumping around as both prisoners and Rogues tried to get away. Sia was trying to save a young girl, but a man grabbed her and put a knife to her throat. Sia leaned towards the man, but he moved away from her. “Slow down, or I’ll kill her,” he said. He foretold us.

Another man came up behind Sia, and then another man came up behind me and put a knife to both of our throats. I could feel the sti