POV: Nyxara
Time slowed. I watched the blade descend toward Veyr's heart, saw the triumph in Seraphine's eyes, felt his terror through the mate bond. And something inside me broke open.
Power flooded through me like a dam bursting. Not just silver fire. Something deeper. Older. The celestial energy that lived in my bloodline roared to life, demanding release.
"No!" The word came out layered with power that shook the earth.
Moonlight erupted from my body. Not reflected from above but generated from within, a pillar of pure white light that shot toward the sky. It was beautiful. Terrifying. Absolute.
Seraphine's blade stopped an inch from Veyr's chest, blocked by a shield of condensed moonfire.
"What.." she started.
I didn't let her finish. The power poured out of me in waves, targeti
