ETHAN'S POV

I looked over at Summer, who was standing a little distance away, being gently comforted by Ryker. As soon as the witches began performing their ritual, a searing, unbearable pain tore through my body, radiating from the inside out. It felt like something was ripping me apart from within, like every organ and every bone was being broken and rearranged all at once. I couldn't contain the pain. I let out a scream, raw and unfiltered, before my legs gave out beneath me, and I ...