Chapter 52Elodie

The warning came at dawn.

Not through words.

Not through screams.

Through pain.

I woke up with a sharp burning sensation spreading across my chest, like fire crawling under my skin. I gasped and sat up, clutching my shirt, my heart pounding so hard it felt like it wanted to escape my body.

“Elodie!”

Benita rushed to my side, panic in her eyes. “What’s wrong?”

Before I could answer, the pain hit again. Stronger this time. My vision blurred, and the room tilted. I ...