SUPERNATURAL COURT MEMBER COLE. I had fled to my quarters at the citadel. Even Caim wouldn't be stupid enough to try anything here. I had been so relieved to see that bottle of Wraith's blood on the shelf next to me. Knocking it into my lap had been trickier than I would have liked. If I had dropped it before taking what I needed, then I would have been screwed. Once I had managed to wriggle the gag out of my mouth and down my face, it was all much easier. Luckily, Caim had been in such a rush to make the antidote and get to Amber to play the hero that he hadn't tied it tight enough. A quick incatation and a few drops of Wraith's blood later, and I had temporarily given myself the abilities of a wraith. Having used them to pass through the ropes and Caim's binding spell, all I had to do a

