Book 1: Chapter 57

I look around and see the orange glow of fire in the living room. I run to the bedroom door and look around to find the room is engulfed in flames. The fake tree Ashley had set up for Winter Solstice looks like it's melting, causing noxious fumes amid the rest of the smoke. Some of the branches are starting to catch fire. I can hear people in the hallway screaming.

Oh my Goddess. We have to get out of here!

I run back into the room yelling and coughing. "Bronx! Wake up! We have to get out!"

I shake him as hard as I can, but he doesn't budge. His skin is cold and he looks pale, even though the room is getting hotter by the second. I focus past the smell of fire. He smells like whiskey and wolfsbane. He's been poisoned!

“Oh shit, oh shit. What should I do?”

"Don't panic, Kas. You're a healer, you can save him. We learned about this. Come on!" I hear Lex call out.

“Lex, are you strong enough? Can you help me?”

“I can try, Kas. Go ahead. Let's save our mate. But hurry, we have to ge