Ember had been running for hours, heading deeper... and deeper into the forest.
She collapsed onto her hands and knees when her legs gave out, still crying but there was no water left in her body, so her tears were dry.
She didn't know if Elijah was out here, or if Max would ever find her again.
She just wanted to be normal.
Was that too much to ask?
As the light from the day vanquished, Ember crawled over to a hole in the trunk of a tree, slipping inside it and lying down.
After curling up with herself, she closed her eyes and let her body shutter.
She was hungry, thirsty... and she needed someone to hold.
Because right now she felt helpless.
As the cold of the night settled around her, she pulled into herself, her magic still activated and burning the ground under her, but she wasn't touching the tree, so it was okay.
She was on fire still... but she'd never felt a night so cold.
She couldn't go back to her sister's...
Not now.
She was a danger to everyone. She needed to distance herself from society if she didn't want to hurt them.
She closed her eyes, still shivering.
She couldn't sleep... but maybe she could picture Max holding her like he did every night.
Maybe she could picture that everything was okay now.
Even though it wasn't.
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