Lyria's POVThe moment Hood uttered those words, I gasped.Even Kael, half-conscious and barely able to move, blinked in surprise. His fingers twitched against mine, the only sign that he'd heard. He couldn't speak, not in his condition, but I knew that the revelation had shocked him. I felt his breath catch, shallow and strained, his blood still seeping between my fingers as I held his wound together with desperate pressure.I looked at Hood, eyes wide, heart aching with both grief and fury. Ivy was dead."No..." I murmured, barely audible."She was gone... before Mira could even try," Hood choked out, his shoulders trembling. For a brief second, I saw the brokenness in his eyes. But that second was short-lived.Because then reality returned—he had stabbed Kael.I snapped. "So what? Was Kael responsible for her death? Was killing him your way of vengeance?"Hood flinched as if I'd slapped him, shaking his head furiously. "No! No! Gods, no! I didn't—Lyria, I didn’t do it out of hatred
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