SELENA’S POV

I wasn't exactly sure of how long I stood there, staring at the blood stained ground, but I knew it was long enough for the energy in the air to slowly die down and the flames to dim quietly.

My heart was still racing, pounding to be precise. It was hammering so hard in my chest I swore it was trying to break free from the rib cage, but my mind? My mind was blank.

No, not blank—it was numb.

The vines that had strangled Seraphina's scaly body were now darkened by ash and ...