Blood Sacrifice
Lyra's POV
I stopped fighting.
Instead of pulling away from Seraphina's grip, I leaned into it. Let Valdris drain my power faster.
"What are you doing?" his voice hissed through my sister's mouth.
"Showing you something," I whispered.
I opened my mind completely. Not just to him, but to all the memories he was trying to steal. Every moment of love I have ever felt. Every time someone had accepted me for what I was.
Donovan taught me to hunt when I was small. His gentle hands showed me how to track without making noise.
Jason's smile the first time he saw me, before he knew what I was. Pure, warm and kind.
Morgana patiently helped me with magic, never getting angry when I failed.
Even Seraphina's face when we were babies, reaching for me in our crib.
"Stop," Valdr
