CHARLOTTE’S P.O.V

Adamaris and the council were able to break the bond between me and Esmeralda before finally executing her and destroying the talisman.

We held Samantha’s burial the next day. It felt wrong to hold it until after Esmeralda was dead. It was so difficult for me to stand next to her body and act like it wasn’t my fault she was dead. Logan assured me no one felt that way, but I felt that way.

What made it a lot harder was having to ...