Sacrifice for the Pack(Vera's POV)The room felt like it was closing in on me, the air thick with power, with betrayal, and with something darker that I couldn’t escape. Lana was standing in front of me, her hand raised high, the shard pulsing with dark energy. The light from it flickered like a warning, casting an eerie glow on her face.She wasn’t the woman I knew anymore.I could feel the weight of the temple pressing down on me, the walls shaking with each tremor of power that coursed through Lana. My heart twisted with sorrow, my claws extended, and yet, despite everything inside me telling me to be ready for a fight, I couldn’t move.I had to reach her.“This isn’t you, Lana,” I whispered, my voice strained with emotion. “Please.”My body ached with the words, the plea I’d been holding back. The shard was changing her, yes, but she was still my cousin. She had to be.Lana’s eyes flickered to mine, but she didn’t soften. Her gaze was cold now, filled with something far more dan
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