KEVIN'S POV
I knew I was fast. Faster than most.
But not fast enough.
Not fast enough to reach Serena before she ripped out Lola’s throat.
My heart was pounding so hard I could barely hear anything else. My legs were burning from how fast I was moving, but it still felt like I was running in slow motion. It felt like I was watching everything unfold in fragments like a nightmare I couldn't wake up from.
Anthony’s voice cut through the madness, “Serena don’t! You’re stronger than this! Fight her!”
Serena stood frozen with her claws inches from Lola’s neck. Her face was twisted in pain, but her eyes… her eyes were wrong. They weren’t hers anymore. They were darker, like something ancient and cruel was staring through her, something that didn’t belong.
Seraphine.
She had taken hold of
