lla'

anet p

d Elena leak on the ground. I glared at that council guy holding s

painful shout from deep inside his core. He went to

council guy spoke. "Or sh

st council guys, plus he gave the order to kill me five years

his voice quaking. "So wh

om of all we built." He eyed me hard. "The council knew when she came back. We could scent magic on her, th

figuring it out then. "You s

a cursed stranger hurt their dear child, we kill you no

rt form. Elena's sight dimmed as her breaths slowed down

p inside m

, keeping me cozy in dim times. As I watched Lucien's world crumble right there, hate felt

me then. "Take your little girl. Rewrite fate by ch

gently, her hand w

was like hearing someone lose all at once. His own

es soon, no one will ask why. No one trusts her lies on the council

. Like a new heartbeat, a live thing hungry, waking up deep inside my chest. The curse th

ire could

light flowed through my skin like fire juice. It d

took one step back, his swor

mentioned, with my voice like it bounced back from v

ed into Marcus so hard and tossed him across the whole wide room. His sword fe

ight light. I may have finished him. Just a hit would do that.

id not

something deep inside his eyes now. I saw his huge fear. The thought h

voice still and icy cold now. "You're about to tell of guess. You'

ed blood was there on th

rely will,"

yes felt empty but full of hot rage all at once. He stared straight at me, and then,

torch every file. I'll kick out every old leader who played a part in this ma

, lifting him like a feather. "My mom hid for five years thanks to you. M

k into the wall, the

illa," he spoke, my name sounding like that mad

hed to show the spell, hurt, and the trip that got me back here. But befo

wed up. A

had to have heard what just

m's body soft on the floor, grabbing my hand.

go?" I the

said. "We should

ng hard. They came down stairs, rushing here toward us. Soo

to the hidden roo

. This lady was pretty and super tall, and her eyes shined l

waited such a very long time. I'm Sag