Jareth Pov
I woke to many things all at once. The feel of a hand pressed against my mouth was the most adamant one I focused on. But then I took a deep breath and I smelled her scent on her skin, and I instantly relaxed, knowing it was just Thais. But then I took another breath, and another, and my eyes popped open in surprise, instantly waking me up to realize the smoke was slowly filling my nostrils, suffocating me. I also woke up to the sound of Sam screaming fire over and over again in my mind, and as my eyes instantly sought Thais’s in the dark, I could see it. The light from the flames shining against her eyes, the side of her face, from the gaps in the vines. She had her finger pressed against her lip to indicate absolute silence, and as I nodded at her she slowly pulled her ha
