Chapter 48 Farewell To Flame

• The journey eastward to the ruined outskirts of the old Bloodhowl domain was a brutal one. The land had grown feral with time, scarred by magic and war, littered with fallen stones and the bones of the forgotten. Lucy and Jacobs traveled by night, cloaked under a veil of enchantments provided by Cassandra—Jacobs Beta. But even magic could not shield them from the memories that haunted every step.
• Lucy sat rigid in the backseat of the car, eyes fixed ahead as wind lashed her cheeks through the window. Her thoughts were with Scott — still unconscious under Cassandra’s care, still glowing faintly with the power he had stolen to save her.
• “He’s stronger than both of us,” Jacobs said, voice low, as he touched her hand.