Chapter 4

A beam crashed down on my leg, and I knew I'd never walk out of this room again.

But I didn't mind. I'd saved Samuel. He was out of danger.

The pearl and a bottle of poison slipped from my pocket and hit the floor with a crisp clink.

I snatched them up and gripped them tightly in my hand.

I caught a whiff of something burning.

I looked down.

The fire had burned a hole in my shoe.

The flames seared into my flesh, and it felt like a million ants were biting me all at once.

That familiar…