Summary

In Chapter 25, Serafina puts on the cloak and everything changes. She feels strong and confident. The cloak tells her that they can work together and become a great force. She sees its history and what it can enable a person to do. She is about to give in to its will, but then she puts on the hood and sees the souls of the people absorbed by the cloak. The people plead for her to help, and she knows that she must get rid of the cloak. She is trying to do so when a hand reaches out and grabs her ankle.

In Chapter 26, Thorne is still alive and it is his hand that has gripped Serafina's ankle. He does not want her to get rid of the cloak. The two start to fight. She fights with all of her might, but...