I focused on the 272Entice.indd 27212/18/12 4:57 PMEnticehealing element and sent it out to Lincoln, feeling the power travel into him. I sent it to his heart. I hoped that, just as his powers had sought out the pain in my heart the other day, my power might be able to do the same and even ease some of the pain in his.I needed to bring him back to me.My will worked its way through him, touching his heart and even deeper, to the fiber of his soul. But it was waiting for something. To strip away some of Lincoln’s fear and pain, I also needed to fill the void, send something to take its place. There were so many reasons why I shouldn’t have, good reasons too, but in the end, it was easy.I sent him love.I pulled the gun from his waistband and slid it over to Spence, who stopped it with his foot.Lincoln opened his eyes. I took his dagger in my hand.“Violet. What’s…What’s going on? You knocked me out,” hesaid, sounding perplexed.I smiled sadly. “Linc, we all have to make choices.”
