Flashlights flicked back and forth deep inside the tunnel. Samuel. “Over here!” I called. I stumbled to my feet and staggered to the crumpled body between me and the incoming FA. Samuel lay still, his eyes closed and face milky pale. I dropped to my knees and touched him without thinking. Instantly a jolt of pain and pleasure skittered through my hand and into his cheek. He snapped his eyes open and focused them on me. His lips parted, as though he wanted to say something, but hands grabbed me and hauled me away. “Wait!” I yanked on the grip. The FA warrior whirled me around and shoved me toward two more warriors. “Get her back to HQ—Kael’s orders.” “I didn’t hurt him—It wasn’t me!” Arms wrenched me backward. I bucked and kicked, until another warrior moved in and bore down on me with murder in her eyes. A growl bubbled up my throat. “Hit me again and I’ll open up your pretty face with my teeth.” She stopped, probably juggling the odds of surviving an encounter with me without the general to back her up.
