My Inner Power
**Arin's POV**
"I'll make sure none of you fight him!" I let out a scream.
The room shook as the words burst from me with such force. Dust fell from the ceiling, and fissures formed in the stone walls. Everybody froze. The Shadow King appeared taken aback as well.
"That's impossible," he declared. "You shouldn't have that much power."
However, I could sense it brewing like a tempest inside of me. All of the feelings I had been suppressing—fear, anger, love, and frustration—were combining and intensifying.
"Arin," Kael said gently, "you must relax."
"Slow down?" It didn't sound like my laugh, but I did laugh. It sounded frightening and wild. "When everyone I care about is going to die, how can I relax?"
Jaxon stepped toward me and said, "We're not going to die. We'll work this out."
