Page 325 of Axis of Fire

He froze.

I, however, kept staring at Rosalie.

She was no longer trying to hold back her tears.

Her face had turned red.

Her hands were shaking.

And suddenly, everything clicked into place.

Her fingers were twisted.

Just like Alicia’s had been.

Just like mine when magic had first torn its way into my life.

“It manifested,” I whispered.

Then a scream tore from my throat.

This time, the pain exploded through my arm.

It felt as though someone had shattered every bone in it—

and then kept stomping on the broken pieces.

“Shit.”

Tarven shot to his feet and hurried toward his sister.

“Ro, calm down,” he ordered.

But Rosalie’s sobs only grew louder.

And with every sob, another wave of agony ripped through me.

I struggled to keep the tears from spilling over.

Struggled to breathe.

Tried not to let the poison called pain become the only thing I could feel.

“Tarven... Tarven, I don’t know how to stop it.”

We were both trembling.

Curled up on the floor, I squeezed my eyes shut.

I heard Gabriella’s voice.

Then Eliot’s.

Someone touched me.

But I couldn’t open my eyes.

People were speaking.