Nathan's POV

I felt her slipping even while the war raged beyond the borders, even with the witch’s blood still on my hands and my power burning at the edge of losing control, I felt Adina drifting somewhere far away. Something cold clamped around my heart, a primal dread I couldn’t shake.

She lay on the ground where the seer had dragged her for the fire-calling, her body limp, breaths shallow, her skin ice cold. Cade stood beside me, eyes wide with fear, while healers scrambled ...