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ogre’s hand connected with
the concrete floor, making a terrifying thud. I could see blood dripping off
his fist as he stood up and turned to look for Nicholas, ready to go for blow
number two.
    “Come on!” We both swung around to see who had spoken. Lucas was standing
in the doorway!
    The ogre was gearing up to hit Nicholas again. “Go, Aurora,” Nicholas
called. “I’ll be right behind you.”
    I sprinted out of the warehouse just as the ogre took another shot. There
was a terrible cracking sound, deafening even from outside. But right after the
horrific noise, Nicholas emerged, looking like he was still in one piece. Lucas
slammed the door shut behind him, then double checked
that it was locked.
    We all started running. No one spoke until we arrived at the car. Lucas
hopped in the driver’s seat and Nicholas got in beside him. I slid into the
backseat, next to Emmett.
    “Are you okay?” I asked Nicholas. “That ogre – he didn’t hit you, did he?
What was that god-awful cracking sound?”
    “I think he broke his hand. He’s going to wonder what the hell happened
when he wakes up.” Nicholas laughed. “Serves that meathead right. He was ready
to smash me into the ground.”
    “I’m glad you two are alright,” Lucas said. I could see him looking at me
in the rearview mirror when he spoke.
    “Yeah, I’m not sure how much longer I could have lasted against the ogre.
I knew I might piss him off, but I couldn’t see another way out of that
warehouse,” Nicholas said.
    He turned around to Emmett. “Let me guess, you had something to do with
detecting we were in trouble?”
    Emmett nodded. “I had a bad feeling; thought it would be a bigger risk
for Lucas not to go unlock the door.
I’m glad I was right.”
    “Thanks, Emmett,” I said. “You and Lucas saved us.”
    Emmett smiled. He looked a lot more relaxed now that this was over and we
were all still alive. “Tell us what you heard at this meeting!”
    “Oh my God, where to start!” I said excitedly, looking at Nicholas.
    “Yeah, it was a real doozy,” Nicholas said. “First they shoved us all
into this contraption that transported us to the actual meeting. Aurora and I
almost got separated, but we managed to stick together and not let on that we
weren’t under the spell.”
    “I couldn’t have done it without you there,” I told Nicholas. “I would
never have been able to pull it off on my own. In fact, I kept catching myself
trying to look around, to study everything.”
    “Me too,” Nicholas admitted.
    “Really?” I asked in surprise. “You seemed so unfaltering.”
    “So did you,” Nicholas assured me. “It was a team effort.”
    “Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled that this went as smoothly as possible,
but get to the good part.” Lucas smiled at me in the rearview mirror to let me
know he was teasing.
    “It was just like you said, Emmett,” I told them, continuing the story.
“It was a huge dirt auditorium, for lack of a better description. Nicholas and
I ended up standing in the middle, dead center in front of a massive stage.”
    “Until they pulled Aurora up onto a
pedestal by the stage,” Nicholas interjected.
    “The blocker you were carrying worked once Aurora was moved?” Lucas asked
us. “I didn’t think it would be effective for more than seven feet, maybe ten
feet, max.”
    “No,” I said, remembering how Nicholas had risked his own safety to get
close to me.
    “I had to break the rules,” Nicholas admitted, “and get closer to that
stupid midget who ordered Aurora onto the pedestal.” He punched Lucas on the
arm. “You know how much I hate breaking rules,” he said in a mock serious tone.
    Lucas laughed and shook his head. “I’m just glad you pulled it off, Nic ,” he replied.
    “Why were you brought on a stage?” Emmett asked.
    “Uh, that’s the weird part,” I said, shooting a glance at Nicholas. “I
was having trouble understanding what was going on. The farther I got away