_Leah’s POV_

My eyes flew open. The room swam in front of me. I clutched at Kayden’s shirt without thinking. My fingers were digging into the fabric.

He caught me at once. “Leah! I’ve got you. Easy. You’re safe. What happened? Seer, what did you do to her?”

The seer was breathing a little harder than before. Sweat shone at her temples. Her eyes, though, were burning with something else now.

“I saw someone,” she said slowly. “A young woman. She was in chains. In great pain. ...