CHAPTER

53

RIVES

41 DAYS UNTIL THE AUTUMNAL EQUINOX, NEAR TWILIGHT

Pain ripped through me, cutting and visceral; it sliced so deep it stole my breath and I stumbled. Only the brutal pain wasn’t mine—it was Skye’s.

Something terrible was happening.

She never promised.

“Skye!” I screamed.

And then I ran.