Chapter 126. Dragonfire

Maya’s POV

“WHAT DID YOU DO!?”

The beast split into two men, both running straight for me, screaming. I could see the hatred, the evil, and their accusation pierced my skin. But I couldn’t react to them, could acknowledge their presence. All I saw was her, her white wolf, lying lifeless on the cold and dirty ground. Fur drenched in blood burned patches from my sword up her front leg where it had hit the bracelet.

Shouting and cussing, words meant to hurt bounced off the walls all around me. Tew and Arcane stopped them, literally curled them to the ground, no mercy, no gentle touch. But I could feel even their eyes on me. The doubt, the shock, and the accusation they so desperately tried to hide. My sword fell to the ground, and the clang of metal against stones echoed down the darkness, over and over until the sound died out.

“I didn’t kill her, I didn’t kill her…. I DIDN’T KILL HER!”

A whisper I had no control over, a chant meant to convince myself. It