Lucien's POVThe moment the Veil opened for us,I knew something was devastatingly wrong. The power pouring through the breach wasn’t controlled anymore. It was unstable, and wild, surging in violent waves that made every instinct in me scream.“Maya…” I breathed.I ran.I didn’t wait for the others, moved on instinct, not caring about formation, strategy, anything, but Maya.The world on the other side hit like a storm, silver light, shattered earth, magic still crackling through the air like the after effect of lightning.Bodies lay scattered, and free.And at the center of it all, was Maya.She was falling, I saw it happen inslow motion, like the world itself was trying to hold onto her but it couldn’t.“MAYA!”I moved before the sound even finished leaving my throat, and caught her just before she hit the ground.Her body was too light, and still.No.No, no, no…“Maya, hey…hey, look at me,” I said, my voice already breaking as I dropped to my knees with her in my arms.Her head
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