ra'

as living! After ten years of thinking she was dead, feeling guilty for her death, Lyra was standi

the nearest guard's leg. "I n

he guard growled, t

ver wolf heads carved into it. One guard knocked thr

the room so hard she fell to her knees. When

but made for his private chambers. His ice-blue eyes locked onto her

ds. They bowed and backed out, c

at her. Astra climbed to her feet, r

finally asked, his v

back. "Was I supposed to stay

I wanted you dead, you wou

them stronger. Astra's heart beat faster. Part of her wanted to back awa

her voice shaking. "You knew. All

es

you keep that from me? Do you know what I've been thr

tayed cold. "It

The strange blue light started to glow around

nd unlike with the guards, the blue light didn't push him back

away, but Alaric hel

e, she heard something like pain in his w

do you

ne to fight. One with power over light, one with power over da

hat are you talking a

e door burst open. Lyra ran in

around her sister. "I can'

warning. Don't trust Lyra. But how

stra whispered. "For ten yea

n on her face. "Killed me?

cause of me. Because I took

ething passing between the

said carefully. "I was taken-to p

rotected from wh

phecy," Alaric said. "The same peopl

en another. And another. Soon the air was fille

snapped up.

a asked, fear cree

" Lyra whispered.

nd pulled out a silver knife. He ga

t under

hing hit it-something big

arm, and again, the blue light appeared, stronger this

stra asked. "We can't

d. "He's not what you

oes tha

stle. Shouts and growls r

c ordered. "She knows

" Astra pulled away from him. "Who are the Silver Claws? Wh

For the first time, she saw

ills. Wolves like you and Lyra. They've been looking for the Moon Sisters

neath her feet. "No. That's a lie. Damon is m

ut in. "Making sure you never found your

door burst open again. A warrio

ched the east wall!

unnels," he told the warrior. "Mak

herself asking, shocking even

r just a moment as they m

. The kiss was short but intense. When he pulled back,

he whi

and pulled her toward a secret

st time. Alaric stood watching her, his face a mask of determina

ng them in darkness except for

leading them down a

e them. Astra's mind raced. Damon was one of the Silver Claws? Her

suddenly Astra stopped. A

rong?" Ly

cause there he was. Damon stood in

cried. "How d

run cold. In his hand was a silver knife

is eyes filled with pain. "But I

The knight who had been l

harp pinch on her neck. She reach

o blur. She turned to see her sister holdin

gave out beneath her. "But there can only b

er was Damon and Lyra standing side by side, lo