Pov con
, in the late
am here to help you. Sorry for whatever you've been th
ira," I said, tears
et's get back at everyon
ll, waiting. The guards assigned to take me
through my veins-power I had never felt before. Without hesitation, I
d pain you've inflicted on me," I
halls of the lab. Ahead, I spotted Baron-the enemy's son-
room, Amira. Shoul
voice echoed from inside. "They s
"Hmm. Maybe they're having fun with th
total abomination, I would have kept her
me. My blood boiled. Disgust flooded every inch of
lo, Gunnar
here alone?" He frowned before giving orders. "Gunt
waste your breat
sbelief. "How did you overp
n eighteen. Now, both of you-expect your
even hold a little girl after a
s impossible. A werewolf hybr
ng. You never let hybrids live long enough
u-I'm going to show you how a 'little
vice they used to suppress my kind. But I was faster. In a blur, I lunged, my
tened senses warned me. I stepped aside just as he swung h
s. His eyes widened in shock befo
ny. He rushed to his son's side, his voice sh
was t
p instruments-tools they had intended to use
return t
But just as I raised my arm, he acted first. With a flick of hi
ed throug
did you do?!" I stumb
. "I will be back, you evil abomination. And
s body through a back door. My k
d you now. Take
can't see either! Whatever he thr
exit and leave this place. But mark my word
giving world-the world I was never meant to be in-I bu
with shock. "How are you still alive? Gunn
d the night, my vision became clearer
e, even though she was only a few steps away. "Today is
u as a friend, but you stabbed her in the back.
matter?" She let out a cruel laugh. "I was never meant to be your mot
augh only fue
no heart
s death. She was stupid enough to believe my
you have powers now. But don't fool yourself-just b
Then why don't we settle it right no
"Now is not the right time, Lyra.
a second, just like
at witch-one of the people responsible for the pai
ira's voice echoed in my mind. "Le
so,
*
ood. No water. The sun, my enemy, scorched my skin, forcing me to
No one to turn to. N
Akira," I whispered weakl
ed as I was. "I barely have the strength eit
nt to die, Amira. Not yet. No
e. My vision blurred. My
as my knees buckled. "This is h
es as the last of my s
come to terms
aded in my eyes and I collapsed o