Kelsey POV

The heavy oak door of our room clicked shut behind us, cutting off the distant sounds of the pack.

For a moment, I simply stood there.

My legs felt like they no longer belonged to me. My knees trembled beneath my dress, and every breath seemed to drag against my exhausted lungs.

Channeling that much magic with Reece had taken everything out of me.

At the time, I hadn't noticed. There had been too much happening—the flames, the screams, the terrified faces surrounding us. I had been running purely on instinct, refusing to stop until the danger was gone.

Now that the adrenaline was fading, my body was...