I paced back and forth in mine and Chace's study, frustration bubbled inside me. Two days had passed since Aidan had gotten sick again, and three days since Mara gave the deadline. I had reached out to every witch I knew, but none of them could offer a solution. Chace's fingers drummed against the wooden table, ''We have to let Lyra do this. Our sons are dying!'' ''And what will happen to them if Mara takes over the f*cking world?!'' ''Oh shut up, Lyra's powers aren't the strong, so Mara will get immortality and be able to heal, big deal.'' ''We don't know half of what Lyra can do.'' I pointed out, ''There's a reason Mara wants her powers. I'm going to talk to Paige, maybe she knows more about Mara that she's not saying.'' ''If she knew something, so would Flynn, don't waste your tim

