Julianna POVI couldn’t move. Kira was just steps away now, eyes glowing like dying stars. Her presence was ice and fire all at once. Every breath I took felt stolen, every heartbeat a countdown.“You’re not strong enough,” she whispered, her voice like smoke curling into my ears. “You’re not special. You’re just scared.”And she was right I was scared.But before she could reach me, something slammed into her from the side—a blur of black wings and boots.KRAK!Kira crashed into a tree, bark shattering on impact.I blinked.“LYRA?!”There she stood—my roommate, my once-friend her eyes blazing, fangs bared, and foot still raised mid-kick.“Stay away from her,” Lyra growled. “I made a mistake, but I’m not letting you take her again.”She turned to me, guilt carved across her face.“Julie, I—” she started, her voice shaking. “I didn’t know they’d come for you. I never meant for it to go this far, I swear—”But then, everything changed.Kira rose from the dirt, grinning.“Touching,” she
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