POV: Maya

Time stopped. Karl lay in the snow, blood spreading around him like dark wings. The silver bullet had hit him center mass, right through the heart. Steam rose from the wound where silver met flesh, burning him from the inside out.

"KARL!" Elijah's scream shattered the silence. He lunged forward, silver chains cutting into his wrists as he tried to reach his brother.

Seraphina's warriors held him back, forcing him to his knees. He fought like a wild animal, thrashing and ...