My eyes narrowed when I heard the man I'd left behind scream.
"I'll kill you!"
I watched him rush at me, his cloak flaring behind him like he was some kind of villain in a cheap play. My mind spun with thoughts. I needed to figure out how to stick to our plan without letting them take North. That was the line I wouldn't let them cross.
I guessed their original goal had been to capture me, Steve, and North—then regroup with the fourth one hiding somewhere nearby.
Once they had all three of us, they'd disappear. The grandmaster fighting Arkas would probably retreat the moment we were secured.
But that wasn't happening.
Not if I could help it. Since they couldn't get North, the plan was already falling apart for them and that left us at a standstill.
They wouldn't retreat without all three of us. So, the only option I had left…
Was to force them to retreat.
I almost groaned at the thought. I was actually going to have to force my own kidnapping.
