Part of me feels like it’s ready to let go. To surrender to death after such a tortured life. But something is anchoring me to earth, something powerful… like an invisible tether around my soul.
Lucas’ face flashes before my eyes as I finally lose my grip on consciousness. He’s the reason I can’t let go. I have to save him.
My eyes blink open again, and I see the insane siren still sitting on top of me. Drusilla takes the opportunity to strike her with one final spell. “NOVIS!”
The lightning strike that comes from her wand is weak and dim… feeble even.
But it’s enough to knock Persephone off of me and send her rolling across the gravel. She leaps to her feet, crouching and tensing her body as if she’s going to attack again. Just as she’s about to run, a look of confusion comes over her
