A Vow in the Flames

Sloane turned to scout a path—but Bianca lunged, eyes blazing with malice, and shoved at her back. "Go to hell!"

The hand never landed. Sloane twisted, dodged the blow, and—before shock could fade from Bianca's face—drove the heel of her palm into Bianca's temple. The woman's gaze went glassy, and she crumpled without a sound.

Bianca's body folded like a marionette whose strings had been slashed,