Chapter 21
Liam's voice was suddenly harsh and frigid. You believe you might stop me? You believe you might save her?
With hands stiff, I turned to face him. As he held the detonator in front of him, his smile was terrible—a twisted look of pleasure on his face. Thorne, you are pressed for time. You are already much too late.
My body sandwiched between Lyra and Liam, I went ahead. "If you think for one second we will let you destroy everything we have battled for."
Liam's smile faded a little, irritation flashing across his eyes. "I put Thorne in front of a decision. You might turn away at leisure.
"I'm not walking away from her," I muttered, my voice low and dangerous. Not right now, not always.
Lyra strode up to me, her eyes keen. "You cannot separate Liam from us. We are not letti
