I stopped at the bottom of the staircase at a grunt that came from the window. The bombs seemed to stop and I felt my connection fizz. There was someone on the castle wall. My fingers twitched as I felt more, I counted; one, two, three... there were more than a dozen climbing straight up the castle wall. I paused in shock and then my rage came. My people, my kin, my enemy lay on the other side of the castle wall. My fingers curled into fists. Eyes flashing, I uncurled my fingers and grabbed the weapon that lay on my back. I shook the rod and it popped into a bow, springing a bow out.
I began to count backwards- 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.
I knocked every arrow with a burning rage deep in my soul- 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2.
My ears rung as I watched the remaining soldiers fall with an arrow in their chest. One.
In the epic conclusion to the Devil's Deal series, Freya has one final chance to discover the full potential of her own power, and to use it to restore balance in the universe - once and for all. After the destruction caused by Roisin, Ferya and Torix come to terms with their losses and mistakes... And prepare for a final battle that will change everything.