A hand reaches through the dark and pushes Jean Marc back. I turn to see Rupe hovering over me, scowling at the older of the Dumont brothers.
"She's not yours yet," he snaps. "Remember who your real master is, boy."
Jean Marc's scowl offers a fraction of satisfaction, enough I'm able to pull myself together. I feel Sage with me, can smell him now I'm not panicking anymore. At least we're still together. I glare at Rupe who looks down at me with a false smile. There was a time he was friends with Syd, when the two of them trusted each other. But when the Brotherhood turned him, exposed his sorcery, he turned on Syd and everything she stands for.