Seraphine sat quietly for a long moment, the weight of every recovered memory crashing down on her all at once. Every missing piece finally locked into place, revealing the full horrifying picture, the endless lies, the icy cruelty disguised as parenting, the gaping holes in her childhood, and that deep, constant ache that something had always been terribly wrong with her so-called family.
But one thing remained. Esperanza's warning. If she reveals too much at the full moon festival, Ravyn might kill Daisy, and the moment she's out of his life, his strength would return.
"Indeed," she whispered, her voice soft but heavy with the pain of it all. "Whatever spell they cast on me must have happened right after I blacked out… after Daisy smashed that goldfish jar into the back of my head."
The moment the words left her mouth, Voren's chest clenched so painfully it felt like someone had stabbed him.
