Ashes of Betrayal

MAEVIA

Torin dropped beside me almost immediately. His hands closed around my wrists while panic filled his face.

"Maevia, stop," he urged. "Your hands are bleeding."

I barely heard him anymore. My attention remained fixed on the gray ashes spreading farther across the floor each time the mountain wind entered the hall.

"I am sorry," Torin continued. "This is my fault."

My fingers tightened around