** Lyra ** "Your eyes," Chloe whispered. Oh no, Amira, you can’t expose us now. We just needed to embarrass her a little. I quickly shut my eyes, hoping the human color would return. But that was a mistake—Chloe saw the opportunity and struck. "Finally, I got you where I want," she blurted out. She kicked my legs out from under me and raised her hand to choke me. But I countered quickly, flipping her and slamming her onto the hard ground. She groaned, trying to rise, but the pain overwhelmed her. "What did you do to me?" Chloe yelled, clutching her side and wincing in pain. "I did nothing." I crouched beside her, lowering my voice to a whisper. "Next time, don’t mess with me. Stay away from anything that concerns me, dear sister… if you value your life." Her eyes widened with fear

