PERSEFONE POV
Samael hit the first head mid-strike, jaws snapping around the side of its neck before it could reach the shore. Venom flashed silver where his teeth sank in. The head shrieked, thrashing backward, water exploding around them.
Fuck.
Fuck, this was bad.
I could feel Eden trying to let our power rise, trying to call the gold back into our hands and strike.
But nothing came.
The familiar sensation, electricity burning hot in my veins, building up and up until the air itself started to tremble, simply wasn’t there.
Just a faint, useless tickle in my palms.
Eden snarled, trying to force it, trying to tear herself out of Aiden’s embrace and throw us back into the fight anyway.
But she was too tired even for that.
Almost as tired as I was.
“Please, my love,” Aiden whisper
