I froze. My entire body went numb.
“No…” My voice was barely a whisper.
Morana closed her eyes briefly before speaking. “He killed her.”
The air left my lungs. I felt like I had been stabbed straight through the heart. “No! No, she.....”
“I am sorry, Lisa,” Morana said firmly, though there was a flicker of sorrow in her voice. “But it is the truth. He killed Althea. And still… he could not lift the curse from his coven. Even with her blood spilled, it was not enough.”
My tears fell freely now. My chest heaved with sobs I could barely contain. “He killed her… and it still didn’t work…”
Sierra’s voice was low and trembling with fury. This is why he comes for you. Because you are her daughter. Because you carry the same sacred blood.
Morana’s expression darkened. “His rage was so great
