CHAPTER-37Thick silence followed the activity. Everyone was staring at the flames as they engulfed Mitchell like a blanket and in a moment, she was gone. There was no trace of her left. My eyes were wide. Even the tears stopped streaming with shock.
"I won." Magnus's voice rang through the chamber. "The important step is done. Now, only the remaining nine sacrifices are left."
He turned to us triumphantly expecting us to shiver in fear. Maybe begging him to spare our lives. But I bet he got the shock of his life when my mouth cracked into a wide grin. Jane's face mimicked my expression. Magnus's happy expression wavered as he saw we were not even a bit afraid after seeing our friend getting eaten by flames.
"Why are you smiling?" He asked. He sensed something was wrong. After hearing th
