POV: Maya
I stared at the collapsed tunnel, my mind refusing to accept what had just happened.
Sister. She'd said sister.
"Maya, we need to move!" Karl's voice came from somewhere far away. "Seraphina's forces are regrouping!"
But I couldn't move. Couldn't think. Black blood still dripped from my eyes, my body shutting down piece by piece, and all I could see was that scarred face. Those silver eyes are identical to mine.
"Elena." My voice came out broken. "What did she mean? What daughter?"
My mother stood frozen beside me, her face white as death. Her hands shook. Tears streamed down her cheeks.
"I need to know," I said, forcing the words through cracked lips. "Now."
Elena's legs gave out. She collapsed onto the snow, staring at nothing. When she spoke, her voice was hollow.
"Tw
