Chapter 89

Katrina's POV

I screamed until my voice cracked, banging on the door with what little

My eyes were filled with tears as they smoke filtered in, making it hard this rate I was going to get turned to crisp.

"Ahh!" I screamed when a lit up wood falls, leaping out of the way to pr

The flames grew larger, and the thick smoke made it hard to see anyth short, sharp gasps.

I needed my inhaler. But it was on the nightstand, and the flames had

I didn't know what to do anymore. I felt really helpless.

I fell to my knees, clutching my chest, my lungs burning as I struggled left to breath.

This was it. I was going to die here, choking on smoke and heat, and 1

No one would cry at my funeral and I doubt there's actually be anyo

Just as the darkness began to take over, I heard the sound of the doo

Did Silas come to save me? For a moment I felt relieved, if there was few more years

The heavy wood broke, and fresh air rushed into the room. Throug caring about the flames at all.

Silas? But no, that didn't seem like him. I practically didn't care abo

He closed the distance between us, pulling me closer to his body. I

"Phillip?" I rasped, barely able to speak.

He didn't respond, just wrapped a cloth around my face and scoop down. But at this moment, that didn't seem like a reasonable thing

And so I clutched his jacket tighter, letting him pull me out of the

The moment we were in the hallway, the cool air hit me like a sla chest still felt like it was caving in.

"Breathe, Katrina," Phillip said, trying to calm me down. But how my neck instinctively.

I needed to breathe but it was hard to. It felt as if I was suffocatir

Phillip cursed under his breath and set me down on the floor, se object from his pocket-a small inhaler.

"Use this!" he ordered, shoving it into my hand.

With trembling fingers, I pressed it to my lips and inhaled as d

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Chapter 89

Katrina's POV

banging on the door with what little strength

they smoke filtered in, making hard for me see. The room was starting to heat up, and at this rate I was going to get turned to

leaping out of the way to prevent it from

larger, and the thick smoke made it hard to see anything. My chest tightened, and my breaths came out in

and the flames had already swallowed that side

do

burning as I struggled to breathe. The smoke curled

going to die here, choking on smoke and heat, and no

cry at my funeral and I

I heard the

For a moment I felt relieved, if there was someone here then it meant I was going to live for a few more

I saw a figure stepping into the fire, not caring about the flames at

But no, that didn't seem like him. I practically didn't care about who it was as long as

us, pulling me closer to his body. The familiar face stunned me

rasped, barely

at this moment, that didn't seem like a reasonable thing to do. And so I clutched his jacket tighter, letting him pull me out

to be let

the hallway, the cool air hit me like a slap and I

But how could I? My airway felt blocked, and my

if I was suffocating, tears filling my eyes as I coughed up the

me down on the floor, searching for something frantically. I saw him pull out an object

fingers, I pressed it to my lips and inhaled as deeply as I

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Chapter 89

the world was already

else, everything went black and my

the dull ache in my

I realized I was in a different room, the faint smell of smoke

felt dry, and my body ached all over. I tried to sit up

someone asked

to the direction of the voice and saw Maria standing by the door with her arms

Little stunt?

about?" My voice came out hoarse, barely audible. I

her lips pulled into a thin

Did you really think that would get you pity from Silas

set my own room on fire? I barely got out

to ask all these, but the glint in her eyes told me

eyes

that I was alright as I watched him

He asked, his eyes lingering on

the door and now it hurts a lot. I wanted to whine, to complain about just how much it hurts, but I wasn't certain what would happen if I did. "Come on, Silas. Don't

from me

nonsense are you talking about, Maria?" he asked, his voice dropping by

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