Blood and Betrayal
—the house I had built to be my sanctuary—seemed to groan under the pressure of a legacy that refused to stay buried.
Julian stood over us, the half-brother I had just met, the man who carried my blood and my curse. He looked at the chaos, then at Toby, and then at me.
“The vault can wait,” Julian said, his voice surprisingly calm, surprisingly steady. “We need to get her to the hospital. Now.”