Scarlett

“Ray,” Seraiah muttered. “I believe she is Seraphina’s weaker version.”

“What did you just say?” I asked, my voice barely a whisper. The world seemed to tilt beneath my feet as I struggled to process her words.

My mind refused to accept what I was hearing, scrambling for any other explanation.

“Are they joking? This can’t be real.” My thoughts raced frantically. “My Ray can never become something sinister like this.”

Ray’s ...