I took a couple more deep breaths before beginning to strip Wes of his powers. “Oh come Beka.â€? Wes tried desperately again.

“Wes, just shut up, okay? I could honestly hurt you more than I am about to.â€? I snapped and he closed his mouth at my tone.

Zeke was staring at me too, I could tell. “You okay, Beka?â€? he asked, concerned.

“I’m fine.â€? My voice was harsh and it was obvious something was wrong.

“Beka, what’s wrong?â€?

“Nothing…I, I’m okay, I—“ but I passed out before I could finish my sentence.

“Beka? Beka?â€? Zeke reached down to catch me. Then he glared at Wes. “What did you do? What did you do to her?â€?

Wes grinned, “I did nothing, nothing at all. She probably used up her strengths. Why don’t we just take it up with the Masters? You could untie me too.â€?

“Shut up!â€? Zeke growled. He turned to try and wake me up. “Great, this is just great.â€?

“No. This is great.â€? Zeke turned around to see Master Bill and Peb with Master Jone.

“What’s going on?â€? Zeke asked.

“We’ll talk.â€? was all Master Jone said.