BRIDGET“What are you doing here?” Velmara forced the words out, her voice shredded and unfamiliar, as though it no longer belonged to her. “You have to leave. Get out of this place, take Nicholas, and go as far as you can.”Her gaze dropped to the boy, and horror washed over her features.“I was going to,” I said quickly. “Not without you, Auntie Velm,” Nicholas interrupted, his small voice fierce with conviction. “We’re leaving together.”For the briefest moment, something warm flickered in her eyes. A fragile, broken smile curved her lips.“Oh Selene," Gabe burst into the cell, his breath uneven. The moment his eyes landed on Velmara, all the color drained from his face.I was on my feet in an instant, turning toward him, fury tightening my chest.“You told me she escaped that night,” My teeth clenched so hard my jaw ached.“I didn’t lie,” he answered immediately. His gaze hasn't left her. “I swear it. She did escape. Zade's men I killed—there’s no way they could’ve risen again an
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