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Whatever was left of my heart broke into a thousand pieces

“Your sister will be devastated to find out you played too close to a lycan and it destroyed you” Another flick of her hand, and my shin snapped in two

I cried out, a silent screa in my body She already had an explanation for my death A lie to tell my sister, and I wasn’t even dead yet

Luna No, she’d be left to live under our horrible mother’s rule?

No, I can’t—

Fourup my spine as she brokefrom blissful darkness to the painful present

Mother stepped toward h to kiss my wet cheek Wasn’t she supposed to heal my wounds? Hold me when I cried? Help me when my heart was broken? Instead, she was the source and wielder of hted in it I’d never seen or felt anything more evil and…

I wasn’t enough

I wasn’t strong enough to stop her

I knew that as sure as I kneas dying

“Goodbye,” she said, and then h thenext to the throne, the bits of glass shattering fro into my skin

Her porapped aroundme across the land toward lycan territory And I knew, I knew I’d be dead once I hit the ground, but I couldn’t stopof him

Benedict

My mate

My friend

My love

I lied I’m sorry Don’t trust my mother

With what little life I had left indown the bond I could still feel between us The one riddled in pain but no less bright Goddess, I hoped he’d understand somehow Hoped he’d know I didn’thim from my mother Because I’d known the second I sensed her power that if she had still been there, she would’ve slaughtered him too