Celine POV
I nod, exhaustion threatening to pull me under. But there’s no time to rest—not yet. One curse is broken, but the battle is far from over. The cursed wolf inside her still remains, and the baby’s fate hangs in the balance. I place the pendant around my neck, and refocus.
“I’m not done yet,” I say softly, forcing myself to stand. “There’s still one more curse to break.”
I reach for the stem to pluck another blossom, my fingers trembling with the strain of the magic I’ve already wielded. Before I can grasp it, a firm hand closes over mine. “You need to stop,” Jonathan says, his voice steady but filled with concern. “You’re weak, Celine. You need to recover before you try using more magic.”
I shake my head, my grip tightening around the stem. “The flower only lives for seventy-
