LUCIAN "Open your eyes," Aranthir ordered, "Open it and see what I'm doing to you. See whose arms you are going to die by because you are scared for her, now she's going to kill you. What a cruel irony, right?"I shut my eyes tightly. The impact was enough. I don't want to have to look into her eyes. The Cassandra I know will never recover from that. "Open your damn eyes, Lucian, or I swear by your sacred goddess, she will..My eyes snapped open, the noises I'd tuned out filtering back in.The light building in her chest was growing bigger now. I searched Cassandra's eyes, looking for any indication that she might be in there. Maybe I could reach through. "No, please no." I heard Elias cry, "Let him go, please. Let him go!!"Edyrm fell to his knees, still unable to break the King's spell. His face mirrored my exact facial reaction, like he could feel every I was feeling, the shame, pain, anger, and fear.His eyes were glassy, in a daze, and tears were streaming down his face
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