Pulled from the Flames

The sheer concept of death had barely crossed Clara's exhausted mind when two powerful, unyielding hands jerked her sideways. The force of the grab was terrifying. As she was thrown through the air, the sharp, distinct bite of a cold metal ring dug fiercely into the delicate skin of her arm. She hit the floor hard, the breath knocked from her lungs.

In the exact space where she had just been stan