She prepared to press my face into a puddle of Wolfsbane that had pooled on the ground. I struggled… my voice was nothing more than a whisper now, there was not much I could do. So, I resigned myself to my fate.

Just as Ember’s hands began to push my head downward, a powerful, commanding voice boomed from the distance.

“Jessica!”

My eyes flew open as I turned in the direction of the voice and with all the strength I had left in me yelled…

“Dad!”