The words cut through the night.
Vess heard them.
Her body went rigid. Her eyes—already wide—went wider. The sword in her hand shook so violently that the blade rattled. Her mind screamed. NO. No. No. What have you done to her? What have you done? She was a child. She was my sister. She was innocent.
She was not a child.
Raven was a devil.
Vess's eyes streamed. Tears ran down her face. She was watching her sister—her only family—being corrupted in real time. Being fucked into hatred. Being turned against her by the same instrument that had once destroyed her. She wanted to close her eyes. The magic held them open. She wanted to look away. The spell forced her gaze forward.
She watched Lena kiss him.
