Emilia’s heart pounded. “Leave? Just like that?”
“She has to go somewhere she can learn to control her powers—at least enough to defend herself. If she stays here untrained, she’s as good as dead.”
My hands clenched at my sides. “And what if I don’t want to leave?”
Lucian’s gaze darkened. “Then you’ll die before you even realize what you are.”
A tense silence fell over the room.
Lucian took a step closer, his presence commanding. “This is the reason we came here. To train you. To prepare you. Whether you like it or not, this is your life now. You have to face it.”
I swallowed hard.
Everything was changing too fast.
And there was no turning back.
MIA’S POV
Even though I didn’t know Lucian, going with him wasn’t the problem. What mattered was finding answers—about myself, the proph
