Chapter 227 Twisted Wrists

• Agnes
• I surfaced from the water, gasping as I reached for the edge of the pool. My clothes clung to my body, weighing me down as I hauled myself halfway out of the water. Another close call. The fire had barely escaped my palms before the water extinguished it, thankfully, but if I had just been a few seconds slower…
• Despite the heat still coursing through my veins, the very thought of our house going up in flames again made me shudder.