Arlo muttered, “The guardian’s energy has tied itself to his life force. It’s using him like a bridge. It’s trying to reach you, Trinity, through him.”
I felt sick. “So it’s not just him—it’s the guardian, using his emotions to get to me?”
“Yes.” Arlo said. “That’s why his jealousy got worse. It’s feeding off his feelings for you.”
Gage screamed suddenly, the sound raw and full of pain. The air around him shimmered, and for a second, I saw something—black smoke curling out from his skin, twisting around him like tendrils.
Asher lunged forward. “We have to knock him out before it takes over completely!”
“No!” I cried, grabbing his arm. “If we hurt him, it might make it worse!”
“Then what do we do?” Asher snapped.
I didn’t know. My mind was spinning. The mark pulsed again, reacting to
