ILYANA’S POV. Thick, dark red blood gushed out of the wound, the knife in her hand slipping and hitting the floor with a dull thud. The scent of blood filled the air, wafting straight to my nose and disrupting every single thought in my head. My heart pounded heavily in my chest, my gaze flickering between the blood and Lucienne’s wide, wicked smirk. This… this… this could not be real. “Wh…what have you done?” I stuttered, my voice unsteady as I tried and failed to comprehend her reasoning. The smile on her face deepened, curling into something far uglier. “Watch, omega. Watch and get your heart broken.” She had barely finished speaking when the door opened, revealing the beta first. Carius froze at the entrance, clearly too stunned to move. His eyes dragged from the wound, to Lucienn

