SELENA’S POV

I should have ran away after the first fault trial, I should. The fire made a noise through the trees I had burnt, and though the scent of burning wood was thick in the air—almost choking—my attention was fixed on the shadow emerging from within.

Yes, it turned out to be Silas who stepped out from the smoke, untouched with his coat blowing behind him making him look like an agent of darkness. His face was scarily calm, too calm but the gleam in his eyes said something ...