RAIN'S POV

~Six days before the ancient rites~

I hadn’t even realized the words had left my mouth until I saw Sienna freeze.

“You won’t be fine. You’ll die.”

The weight of those words hit me a second too late. The room turned still, the air heavy with stunned silence. My heart ran wildly between my ribs, beating so loudly I feared both Sienna and Valerie could hear it.

Sienna stared at me. Her emerald eyes went ...