Book excerpt: Can you handle the flames? The Crescent City Hotel is nothing more than ash and rubble. Will the fate of The Society be the same? Hailey is terrified. Her best friend and countless others have disappeared into thin air, The Society Headquarters is gone, and the fate of everything is in her hands. Wyatt is wracked with guilt, and he is desperate to make things right. The last thing he wants to do is separate from Hailey, but he will do whatever it takes to protect what’s most important. When the truth of the emerald flame is revealed, will Hailey and Wyatt finally have their chance at a happily ever after? 1