Kieran’s POV

Scarlett’s body goes limp before I can reach her.

One second she’s standing—glowing—radiating ancestral power so wild it shakes the stone walls—

And the next, her eyes roll back and she collapses like a flame snuffed out.

“Scarlett!” I shout, sprinting toward her.

Killian lunges too, but I’m faster.

I scoop her into my arms, cradling her head carefully, pressing her to my chest. Her skin is too cold. Her heartbeat flickers—there, then gone, then weak ...