Serena’s fever burned low but persistent, the amber tonic from Olivia dulling her symptoms but not her fear. The healer’s chilling suggestion to kill her to prevent a monstrous transformation, coupled with Hart’s conflicted hesitation, left her reeling. The charred pendant from the Witch’s Sanctuary pulsed against her chest, a fragile link to the moonroot ritual she needed to balance her unbound fire witch powers. Gary and Jack’s vow to protect her, even against their brother, anchored her, but Olivia’s cryptic knowledge and the cloaked figure’s looming threat made trust feel like a luxury she couldn’t afford. Lying in her room in the Sloan mansion, the gothic walls suffocating, Serena knew she couldn’t wait for Hart or Olivia to dictate her fate.
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