Chapter 277

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The horrible sight before my eyes was the worst nightmare I’d ever seen, yet no matter how hard I pinched myself, it wasn’t going away.

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As the fire covered Asher’s body, his skin began to peel down. Soon, the black burnt skin became ashes, and then the ashes disappeared entirely and blew down the corridor.

“No!” I screamed out of anger and sorrow. “No, no, no!”

My lungs ached as I cried out, but I couldn’t stop. Tears spilled down my face like a river, and my vision started to break out with spots as I shook.

No one was going to take Asher away from me.

This couldn’t be happening.

My skin began to burn again, and I realized the flames were engulfing me as well, but I didn’t care. There was nothing I could see but fire, endless, unstoppable fire. The screams and cries soon faded away, and as the flames danced around me, I realized that Ronald, Helene, and the other guests were gone too.

But somehow, despite my trauma and all that I’d endured at the hands of fire, my fear disappeared.

Without Asher, there was no point in going on. I wasn’t afraid anymore. I would accept my demise knowing that I did all I could in this lifetime.

But just as I resolved to close my eyes and accept my unavoidable and imminent death, a figure became clear in the inferno. They were standing not too far away from me, and when they walked forward, their features became more clear.

It was Emmett Keller.

“You’re finally here,” he remarked as the flames flicked around us. “I’ve been waiting for you for so long?

“Waiting for me?” I blurted out before I even had the chance to understand what was happening. “Why were you waiting for me, Emmett?”

His eyes remained fixed on mine and then he smiled calmly at me.

“I owe you an explanation,” he said.

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my eyebrows creased together. “Emmett, what’s

my mind began

was close enough, Emmett caught my hand, and suddenly, the burning sensation that had consumed my body vanished, and

in Wild Crawler. Our house looked exactly the same

this… an illusion?” I wondered as I stared

an illusion,” Emmett replied, and when I turned to face him, I realized he was wearing the usual flannel shirt and jeans combination he used to wear. “Or you can

I pointed out. “How can you

may be dead, but a sorcerer can do a lot of things,” he said, and then he gestured toward the kitchen table. “Why don’t you sit

sit at the same table

Emmett. I have to save Asher and look for

Emmett interrupted me

be sure?” I asked suspiciously as I eyed the

quite a few things,” he said vaguely, and then he gestured to the table again. “I’ll explain

him suspiciously. None of

back to them anyway if I don’t allow it,” Emmett sighed. “Come now,

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complied anyway. I sat down and glared at Emmett as I settled into my usual chair at the head of the

be our last talk,” Emmett remarked after a moment of hesitation. “I thought it would be

dare you say that after what you did,” I

said calmly. “Things weren’t always under

from me,” I reminded him angrily. “And now you think a simple apology will make up

“I understand your anger,

did,” Emmett interrupted me

demanded as

sighed

started with Asher’s father,” he explained. “Or more precisely, with

queen?”

search for sorcerers in

blinked at him

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