SELENE POV

I was running for my life through thick, black clouds of smoke. Ash suffocated my lungs and there was the taste of blood in my mouth. With every step I took, I felt like I was being pulled backward instead of moving forward. I could feel hot tears streaming down my face as I tried to navigate through the wall of smoke and ash.

Screams echoed through the blackness, deafening me. There seemed to be no refuge from this god-awful place. Just when I thought I ...