“Then why did it do it,” Atticus presses.
Amy shakes her head slowly.
“I do not know.”
The door bursts open before any of us can process further, and one of the guards steps inside, his expression tense.
“Lucian needs to speak to her,” he says, his eyes flicking toward me.
“No,” Axel says immediately.
Atticus nods sharply in agreement.
“He does not get to summon you.”
I push myself to my feet despite the lingering heat in my chest.
“I’m going,” I say firmly.
“Bella,” Axel begins.
“I will mind link you the entire time,” I interrupt. “You can stand just outside the dungeon door. If anything happens, you are right there.”
Their jaws tighten in unison, but they do not argue further because they know I will go with or without their blessing.
We walk together down the hallway toward
