Page 62 of Empire of Ash

It’s Jacob Prince.

I suck in air, choking, wincing at the pain all over. I groan, doubling over, trying to breath as the panic lances into me.

“Ella!”

My eyes are closing, fast, and I can’t stop them. But I glance up, just in time to see Liam bolting through the chaos, eyes scanning the scene.

“I—I...”

My words have no sound. My throat is raw and rasping. My head droops, my eyes close.

Not again.