Jodie gasped when a fist connected with Serene's jaw. The sound of the sickening crack resounded as Serene's head snapped back. Her eyes rolled, and she fell unconscious.
Jodie seethed. The anger that welled up from within her had been impossible to contain. All she could think of was the similar torture Ingrid endured as life gradually seeped out of her. Her magic flared uncontrollably.
The mist around her intensified with the emotional surge, and then the candle flames erupted, licking Viola's ceiling.
Her eyes widened. "Jodie, snap out of it!" She shook Jodie's shoulders, shrieking. "You're going to burn down my house!"
Her efforts to pull her back to reality became more frantic, but Jodie was lost in the vision's grip.
