*Zara*

Everything was happening so fast.

A whimper escaped my lips as the scent of smoke filled my senses, my vision clouding by the second because of the rapidly spreading fire.

“Lorelei!” I shouted, trying to get to the now panicking young woman.

She wasn’t listening and blindly rushed ahead, knocking over some pots and causing several lamps to fall and break, which made the situation even worse.

Things were getting out of control fast. My ...