“Stay down,” he growled in her ear before he rolled away and stood up to confront whatever had knocked him into her. I should probably listen.… But that just wasn’t who she was. So she pushed herself up, then wished she’d listened to him after all. Kessar was in the room with six other demons. That alone made her blood run cold. Yet it wasn’t the only bad news. They had Zakar in chains again, and the worst was Kytara, who lay dead a few feet from her. Her eyes misting, Kat stared in horror at her friend’s lifeless body. It looked as if they’d tried to literally tear Kytara apart. The sight and grief made Kat sick to her stomach. How could they have done such a thing? Sin was on his feet, trying to fight the demons—“trying” being the operative word. It was obvious something was wrong with his powers. Infuriated over what they’d done, Kat tried to blast Kessar and then realized exactly what had happened to Sin. She had no powers, either. Something was negating them.
