Saoirse’s POV The scream tore from my throat before I even realized it, raw and guttural, echoing through the night. Grandma Maeve lay on the forest floor, blood pooling beneath her white robes, her unsettling smile an eerie contrast to the horror unraveling before my eyes. I couldn’t look away. Every fiber of me screamed to run to her, but at the same time, my gaze darted to Vlad. His form was already faltering. My children—Aksel and Liv—stood with arms outstretched, their energy concentrated into a blinding beam of pure light that pierced through Vlad’s back and chest. He staggered, dark smoke pouring from his wounds. His shrieks clawed at the night air. Dido had Selene and Luna shielded behind her, her stance solid, and Pietr positioned himself between them and danger, his blade raised. Relief and anguish warred inside me. “He’s dying,” Renzo said, satisfaction rolling off his voice. He wasn’t wrong—Vlad’s obsidian eyes were emptying, his movements sluggish, his body trembling a
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