Soren took a stumbling step toward me. "Melissa, when did you leave the altar?""Soren!"Lilith rushed out from behind him, still cradling her brother's head. "Don't let her fool you! Melissa can't possibly have left the altar alive!"Lilith spun toward the surrounding guards and screamed, "Fire! What are you waiting for? Kill her!"Bowstrings twanged. More than a dozen wolfsbane-coated arrows shot at me from every direction.I tried to dodge, but years of sacrificing my wolf had slowed my reflexes.An arrow pierced my abdomen. I staggered back several steps, coughed up blood, and fell to the ground.Clutching the wound, I slowly pushed myself back to my feet."Soren." I gave him a faint smile. "Is this your choice?"The color drained from Soren's face. His eyes reddened as he hurried down the steps. "Melissa, it really is you!"I stepped back, keeping my distance. "I didn't come back to catch up, Soren. Come with me and see Ayana."Soren's expression changed. He looked away, his voice
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