SONG OF THE CHAPTER: MY BOO BY USHER

IVARA'S POV:

The fire won’t die.

Not the one outside unfortunately. That one is already fading and has eaten down to embers and ash, but the one inside me. The one that won’t stop burning no matter how much I try to smother it.

I’m pacing inside Ronan’s quarters, shaking, every nerve raw. My palms are black with soot, my throat still tastes like smoke and death. The walls feel too close. The air feels too thick.

Outside, the camp is ...