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