Jordan POV
I chase after Jayden, but Kaif takes off with him, taking control, and I know why. He wants to end it before he thinks much about it, so he needs to retrieve the dagger. Jayden knows for Mara to live, Kaif must die, and he sees no other way out. His pain crushes me, yet I have wandered from the trail and am now struggling to find my way back. I head back up the hill with no other choice, knowing it leads back to the ruins. I don’t want to wander too far and become lost. When I reach the top, I clutch my knees and try to catch my breath.
Eziah and Marabella stand arguing with Katya, who pays them no mind as she looks at the grimoire she holds. Kat’s eyes flick to me before her voice is suddenly in my head.
“Take Mara,” she says, and I swallow, trying to figure out what she is doing here and why she wants me to take Mara. Kat then tosses the grimoire into the coffin, and I move toward the ruins, slightly hesitant as I step inside the pentagram. The power emanating from the thr
