Chapter 51

*Elora*

Heat.

That was the first thing I felt.

A blistering, consuming heat that pulsed beneath my skin like molten lava, searing through every vein, licking at my bones, burning me from the inside out. My throat was dry, my lips cracked. My skin was drenched in sweat but still felt like it was on fire, like I was trapped inside a furnace with no way out. My fingers curled weakly at my sides, the