Luna's shaking hands touched Aria's chest. The weak, flickering silver light was nothing compared to her power under the entities. She got it from her silver-eyed nature, not parasitic spirits.
What's she doing? Damien asked, "Fearful of hope?"
"Trying something that killed Svetlana," Konstantin whispered. "Healers must give the dead life force to resurrect. Luna is exhausted from shield-making. This could kill her."
"Luna, stop," Damien said. I'll keep you both."
Can't stop. It's begun." Luna was hoarse and bleeding. Mother died for us. Giving back to save her."
Luna's heartbeat brightened the silver light. Aria's silver glow came from Luna's power through their mother-daughter bond.
Elena said, "Her heart's not beating," checking Aria's pulse. "Every Luna action fails."
"Give her
