Everything she feared was coming to pass.

Desperately, she turned from the window and watched Avram and Donovan for a moment more; they were still fighting furiously with no signs of stopping. Ember knew that Donovan couldn't take the Kalderash and fight off Avram at the same time.

She was going to have to stop them from breaching the castle herself.

Praying that Donovan would come out of the battle victorious, Ember bolted out of the room and made her way through the ...