Leah Carter’s Point of View
The moment Emma’s eyes opened, the world began to shake.
The crystals surrounding us flared bright red, the light so intense it burned through the air. Shards cracked and fell like glass rain, scattering across the floor, the sound was deafening, a thousand echoes collapsing into one.
Kael’s arm wrapped around me, dragging me backward as the ground split open beneath us. “Leah! Hold on to me!”
“I’ve got her!” I shouted, reaching for Emma, but she stood in the center of the chaos, untouched, her silver eyes wide and unblinking as the crystal chamber disintegrated around her.
The light pulsed again, then burst outward. We were thrown apart, I hit the ground hard, the air leaving my lungs, the world spun, blinding white, when I opened my eyes again, Kael was g
