Sally died.

The pain she felt was enough confirmation for Diana, but she refused to acknowledge it. Only when two wolves howled in anguish while surrounding a burnt corpse rescued by Dylan did Diana finally accept the staggering truth. Only when she saw the drone’s live footage did she let reality play back after pausing it at the back of her mind a couple of minutes ago.

There was no more denying it or it would only be disrespectful for Sally’s last moments.

This time, Diana slumped back to her chair.

Talia nodded at Soleyah, conveying to the latter to shut off the live footage. With Talia and Soleyah—magic and...