Chapter 90

Iris

I jolt awake.  Breath shallow. Heart slamming against my ribs. For a moment I think it’s the dream, but any doubt of this not being real life vanishes like smoke when the first tremors come.

The palace is falling apart.

I can feel it in my bones before I hear it. The floor groans like it’s being torn in half. Magic screeches. The walls are shaking and the paintings inside my room hit the floo