As if being pulled from underwater—I jerked, my lips parted as I took in large gulps of air with my heart pounding hard against my rib cage.
I turned to see that nobody had their eyes on me. They were too busy observing the strange injuries except for one burning gaze which never seemed to leave me.
My hands moved to my head and I massaged my temples. My wide eyes took in everything as I tried to reflect on what exactly happened just now. But like a breeze, I could feel the memory fading away leaving me with the vision of the burnt claw mark only.
I turned to see Greta staring at me weirdly as she mouthed. ‘Slut.’
I disregarded her, moving towards where the crowd of chief healers stood. They held higher positions in the company and had more experience.
“I’ve never seen something like
