LYRA'S POV
“How could I?“ She shrieked, and her real face seeped through. “Your mother betrayed us. How dare she?“
I gasped and tried to back away from her, but she just kept coming closer.
“I'm sorry.“ I don't know what I was apologizing for, but I was. I know I wanted to live, and I want my baby to live too.
“No one can help you now.“
“What do you want from me?“
“When we restored your power, it was so that you could come back to us and give us back our power. You're just like your useless mother.“
“What did she ever do to you?“
“I do not have time to enlighten you. By the time we're done with you, you will have just enough power to have your baby, then die.“
“No.“ I thrashed around. Was this what they planned for my mother too? For them to kill her and collect her baby? That
