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"Chelsea is trying to break our bindings," Taehyung whispered. "But she can't find them. She can't feel us here. . . ." His eyes cut to me. "Are you doing that?"
I smiled grimly at him. "I am all over this."
Taehyung lurched away from me suddenly, his hand reaching out toward Joon. At the same time, I felt a much sharper jab against the shield where it wrapped protectively around Joon's light. It wasn't painful, but it wasn't pleasant, either.
"Joon? Are you all right?" Taehyung gasped frantically.
"Yes. Why?"
"Jane," Taehyung answered.
The moment that he said her name, a dozen pointed attacks hit in a second, stabbing all over the elastic shield, aimed at twelve different bright spots. I flexed, making sure the shield was undamaged. It didn't seem like Jane had been able to pierce it. I glanced around quickly; everyone was fine.
"Incredible," Taehyung said.
"Why aren't they waiting for the decision?" Solar hissed.
"Normal procedure," Taehyung answered brusquely. "They usually incapacitate those on trial so they can't escape."
I looked across at Jane, who was staring at our group with furious disbelief. I was pretty sure that, besides me, she'd never seen anyone remain standing through her fiery assault.
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It probably wasn't very mature. But I figured it would take Aro about half a second to guess—if he hadn't already—that my shield was more powerful than Taehyung had known; I already had a big target on my forehead and there was really no point in trying to keep the extent of what I could do a secret. So I grinned a huge, smug smile right at Jane.
Her eyes narrowed, and I felt another stab of pressure, this time directed at me. I pulled my lips wider, showing my teeth.
Jane let out a high-pitched scream of a snarl. Everyone jumped, even the disciplined guard. Everyone but the ancients, who didn't so much as look up from their conference. Her twin caught her arm as she crouched to spring. The Romanians started chuckling with dark anticipation.
