Chapter 263: Through The Fire

Chapter 263: Through The Fire

Lorraine’s lungs burned as fiercely as the fire around her. Smoke clawed at her throat, the air heavy with heat and the acrid scent of charred wood. She turned, desperate, searching for anything, anything, to defend herself. Her fingers scraped against the floor, the sound drowned beneath the roar of the flames. She would not give up. Not here. Not like this.

And then... She felt a shadow blocking her. In the warmth of the fire, that shadow brought a much-appreciated shade and cool.

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