Evelyn POV
“I thought you said Lana wasn’t there,” Thaddeus asks over my shoulder.
“She was there. She tried to put me out; she burnt her hands terribly,” I answer. My heart pounds in my chest as I remember the smell of my burning flesh and hair, so pungent I can almost taste it in my throat, making me want to gag. “I don’t want you to take it away.”
Orion watches me, confused. I thought I wanted that, but I don’t want to forget Lana. Why I did it, makes it easier to live with what I have done.
“I don’t understand?” Orion says, moving closer, his head lying next to Thaddeus’ leg as he lays down.
“I don’t want to forget her; I need to know I did it for a reason,” I tell him.
“What do you mean?” Thaddeus asks, pulling my face to his, his eyes searching my face.
“I… I...” I can’t bring
