Chapter 16 The Fate

• Violet
• I clung to consciousness, my head spinning as Theodore gripped my wrist where the mark of the unwanted was seared deep into my skin. An unfamiliar surge pulsed through me, the heat of the bond between Lucas and me seeming to plunge into icy, numbing depths, snuffing the agonizing fire that had overtaken me.
• For a few moments, I felt nothing but terror. Was it gone? Was I dying? I felt my entire soul start to go still.