Lyra stared at her as if the world had just turned upside down.
For several long seconds she didn’t move.
She didn't even blink.
Her eyes swept slowly over Serena’s body again, as though searching for proof that what she was seeing wasn’t real.
“…You’re a girl.”
The words barely came out as more than a whisper.
Serena’s heart slammed violently against her ribs.
Panic surged through her so fast it made her dizzy.
“Lyra—” she began quickly, stepping forward.
Lyra immediately took another step back.
“No,” she said sharply.
“You’re not Soren,” Lyra said slowly, as if piecing the truth together aloud. “You’re… a girl pretending to be him.”
Serena swallowed hard.
“Yes,” she admitted quietly, but the word seemed to echo inside the room.
Lyra’s eyebrows rose fully now.
“You’re serio
