Chapter 107

Varkas’s voice came low and steady, speaking the question Nara couldn’t.

Shala swallowed hard, sorrow flashing across her face. "Yvaine was in a car accident on the way to the Imperial Grand. She died at the scene. By the time she reached the hospital, it was too late."

The words slammed into Nara like a stone, suffocating her chest.

How could this be?

Such a bright, kind girl—gone in an instant?