Mira's POV

The silence didn’t last. Lyra went rigid in my arms. And I knew it wasn’t over. Her skin burned against mine. Then went ice-cold and burned again. “Lyra?” My voice sounded too loud in the quiet hall. “Stay with me.”

She didn’t answer. Her eyes were open but unfocused. They flickered between human and wolf. And it was so fast that it made me dizzy. The floor beneath us split, no longer thin fractures, but deep cracks tearing through stone.

“Get everyone out!” Kael ...