LIAMI moved as fast as my battered body would allow, reaching the altar in two strides. I didn't care about Sylas anymore, I just needed to get her away from that stone. I gripped the black chains that were biting into her skin and yanked them apart with my bare hands, the metal snapping under my strength. I reached down and lifted Cora off the altar, cradling her against my chest. She was so light, and her skin was colder than it should have been.Behind me, I could hear Sylas. He wasn't dead yet, but he sounded like he wished he was. He was letting out these crazed, high-pitched cries that echoed off the high ceiling."No!" he screamed, his voice cracking. "No, no, no! What have you done? You’ve ruined it! What have you done to me?"I didn't even bother to look at him. He wasn't my priority. I knelt on the floor, holding Cora close so I could check her wounds. My face turned grim the moment I saw her wrist. She had bled a lot, and the dark red liquid was smeared all over her arm an
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