I thought it was a familiar voice, but I couldn’t place it. My name echoed inside my head, churning and clouding my thoughts. Pressure repeatedly pressed against my chest.“Calliope,” the voice said a little bit louder. I coughed and water burned my throat as it spewed out of my mouth. Someone rubbed my back as I tried to catch my breath. Blinking back the light, I peered up to see Kai hovering over me. “Calliope, oh thank the Fallen Fae.” He wrapped his hand around the back of my neck and helped me sit up.“What happened? Is Allura okay?” I rasped. “Where’s Jaryn and Tag?”He nodded to the side where two bodies were lying motionless on top of one another, as if thrown like garbage.I swallowed. “Are they dead?”He scoffed and grit his teeth. “They should be, but no. It took everything I had not to.”“Calliope!” Allura rushed toward us, and I felt a weight lift from my chest at the sight of her alive. “I’m so sorry. If I had even the slightest clue I never would have let them near you.”
