The spot around Asher's arm suddenly lit up, burning with a deep pink or maybe red flames, depending on where you stood.
Asher trembled slightly from the sudden heat, but it was not done yet.
Cinder placed her second hand on his forehead, igniting another wave of flames that spread downward across his body.
It did not burn his hair. She controlled the flow with precision, but the flames latched onto the poison in his blood, using it as fuel.
Sinnett's blood, containing his own poison, served as a tracker.
And because Asher's body was already shutting down, the flames spread faster.
Within seconds, Asher's entire body was engulfed.
His screams were muffled by the vines around his mouth, vines that remained stubbornly green and alive despite the heat.
He tried to summon Orin,out of instinct, but Nova restricted it even though it was nearly impossible.
