THE LUNA WHO CONQUERED DEATH
Chapter 18: The Breaking
Friday morning, I left for Seattle before dawn.
Marcus drove in silence, sensing I needed space to process everything. My chest ached where the artificial bond was fraying, but underneath the pain was something else. Relief. Freedom. The beginnings of clarity.
Katherine was waiting at her apartment with Adrian and someone new: a woman in her forties with warm brown skin and eyes that glowed faint gold.
"Elena Vasquez," Katherine introduced her. "The third Daughter."
"Second generation," Elena corrected, embracing me like we were old friends. "Your mother saved my life once. I've been waiting years to meet her daughter." She pulled back, studying me. "You look like her. Same fire in your eyes."
"Fire that's about to burn everythin
